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Quality Enhancement in Forage Crops of Cereals and Legumes

Vishnu Vardhan Reddy Talla, Sanjeet Singh Sandal, Puneet Walia, A. Sri Vidya

International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · pp. 166–179 · Published 22 Jun 2023

10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i163142

Abstract

This article focus on quality improvement in forage crops, specifically grasses, cereals, and legumes. As milk and many other by-products obtained from dairy farms, poultry, etc are getting into demand, high-quality forage for livestock production is well recognized, and efforts to improve forage quality can have significant economic and environmental benefits. And an overview of current strategies for quality improvement, including breeding and genetic selection, management practices, and how these practices affect the quality of forage crops such as silica, lignin, and other phenolic components. Use of different breeding methods more over like synthetic cultivars, recurrent selection, etc. the use of biotechnology tools such as RNAi interference, tissue culture, and marker-assisted selection in the particular crop that has been developed for increasing the nutritional value, proteins that present in forage crops, and to decrease the harmful chemicals. Additionally, the paper discusses the challenges associated with quality improvement in forage crops and potential solutions. And about different types of grasses used for different types of cattle as supplements. Limitations that cause obstruction to improving the quality of forage crops. digestibility and how to increase the quality and protein content in milk and cattle. And nutrition that needs to be present in prescribed quantities in forage crops. Overall, this paper highlights the need for continued research and innovation in the field of forage crop quality improvement to support sustainable agriculture and meet the increasing demand for high-quality livestock feed.

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