Use of Fodder Tree for Ruminant Animal Feeding and Landslide Protection
Fodder tree leaves have been use traditionally as green fodder during dry and winter months when green fodder are scarce.At mid hills of Nepal, fodder tree leaves used for feeding from November to May when most terrains are fallow and dry and not suitable for any cultivation due to moisture stress.In these dry months most of fodder trees are green due to their deep roots system and adaptation to adverse climatic condition.In this paper, we attempt to summarize beneficial uses of Ficus group of fodder trees for ruminant animal feeding and landslide protection.Ficus trees particularly Ficus semicordata, F.lacor,, F.roxburghi, and F.benjamina establish root systems which cover topsoil around the tree and strengthen unstable lands.Therefore farmers have been planting these type of trees around the farmland to protect it from landslide and provide green fodder during periods of fooder scarcity.
fodder tree ruminant animals feeding soil erosion
Netra P.Osti
National Animal Science Research Institute (NASRI), Khumaltar, Laitpur Nepal
国际会议
World Landslide Forum 3(第三届世界滑坡论坛)
北京
英文
42-44
2014-06-02（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）