Bahiagrass (Paspalum notatum Fluggeis), family Gramineae, is a perennial, deep-rooted summer grass. It is native to South America and now commonly cultivated in many other countries. It is not grown as a forage crop in Pakistan except in limited pockets in…
Johnsongrass (Sorghum hale pense L.), family Gramineae, is locally known as jowar butti. This grass is very similar to sorghum except that it maintains itself as a perennial. It is a tall, coarse summer grass native to the Mediterranean countries,…
History and economic importance. Rhodesgrass (Chloris gayana Kunth.), family Gramineae, is a very useful, fast-growing summer forage. Its native land is South Africa, and it is commonly cultivated in the USA, Australia, Hawaii, Uganda, and other countries of both the…
Soil salinity and sodicity are among the serious threats to irrigated agriculture in arid and semi-arid regions of the world. The salt-affected area is mostly characterized by water scarcity and is often underlain by aquifers having elevated levels of salinity…
Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.), occupies a prominent position in the agriculture of Pakistan being the raw material for the textile industry, as well as the main source of locally produced cottonseed oil providing 60% oil of domestic needs. It accounts…
History and economic importance. Cluster bean (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba Taub.), locally guar, belongs to the Leguminosae family. It is a highly important leguminous crop’ of the kharif season. Its origin is on the Indo-Pakistan subcontinent, and it has been cultivated for…
History and economic importance. There are divergent opinions about the origin of bajra or pearl millet (Pennisetum americanuniy. of the Grarnincac family (Fig. 15.6). Some are of the view that it originated in Africa, while others think that it was…
History and economic importance. Maize (Zea mays L.) of the Gramineae family, locally makai or makka, is an important kharif fodder crop (Fig. 15.5). The maize plant was unknown to the people of the Indo-Pakistan subcontinent before it was introduced…
History and economic importance. Sorghum locally knowns as jowar or Chari belongs to the Gramineae family. This is a very important and useful summer fodder crop, generally thought to have originated in Africa though other sorghum species appear to be native…
History and economic importance. Persian clover or shaftal (Trifolium rcsupinannn L.) belongs to the Lcguminosac family. The shaftal plant is native to South Asia. In Europe, it was cultivated as an ornamental plant for’ many years. After its establishment as a fodder…
