Overview
Explain the meaning of pasture and forage crops. State uses of forage crops List types of pasture and characteristics of each type. Identify the main pasture grasses and legume species in Nigeria. Identify the factors affecting their distribution, establishment and management.
What you'll learn
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- -Meaning of pasture and forage crops
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- -Uses of forage crops.
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- -Types of pasture:
- -Natural pasture.
- -Artificial pasture and their characteristics.
- -Common grasses and legumes used for grazing livestock: their botanical names and characteristics of some of them.
- -Factors affecting the distribution and productivity of pasture.
- -Establishment of pasture.
- - Management practices of pasture.