Agricultural Reviews
  • Year: 2005
  • Volume: 26
  • Issue: 3

Intercropping of legumes in fodder sorghum – A review

  • Author:
  • K. Sankaranarayanan, A. Solaimalai1,, N. Sankaran
  • Total Page Count: 6
  • Page Number: 217 to 222

1Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Vridhachalam - 606 001, India.

*Corresponding Author: A. Solaimalai, 6/116 Melavaragunaramapuram, Puttur (PO), Rajapalayam (TK), TN - 626 111.

Abstract

Sorghum as a fodder crop needs improvement in quality. Sorghum cut at 50% flowering are generally with 8% protem only. Augmentation of protein could be attempted by cultivation of forage sorghum intercropped with leguminous fodder crops. A more balanced nutritive feed can be obtained by mixing fodder sorghum and leguminous crops. Sorghum based intercropping system increases LER, nitrogen balance and monetary returns. Literatures on leguminous intercropping in fodder sorghum are reviewed in this article.