Diversity and traditional knowledge concerning fodder plants are invaluable assets for enhancing the sustainable management of crop-livestock system of Zhaotong City in the mountainous southwest China
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: . Usage of diverse fodder resources reflects local wisdom in managing resource availability and achieving balanced nutrition while coping with environmental and climatic risks. Preferences for certain taxonomic groups are due to their quality as premier fodder resources. To promote integrated crop-livestock farming, we suggest further research into highly preferred fodder species, focusing on nutritional assessment, digestibility, meat quality impacts, and potential as antibiotic alternatives. Establishing germplasm and gene banks for fodder resources is also recommended.
Source: Acta Botanica Yunnanica
Authors: Xian Chen, Pyae Phyo Hein, Mengxue Shi, Fen Yang, Jun Yang, Yao Fu, Xuefei Yang
Language: English
Subfield: Agronomy and Crop Science
Domain: Life Sciences
SDGs: Zero hunger, Life on land
Open Access status: diamond
Funder: Chinese Academy of Sciences
Award: G3918296696
OpenAlex ID: W4403158973