Description
Book SynopsisLegumes have diverse uses and roles in agriculture and environmental protection. They are particularly important in the tropics for a number of reasons. Browse or tree species are renowned for their drought resistance and their role in the prevention of desertification. All legumes can fix atmospheric nitrogen, thus reducing the cost of fertilizers to farmers who may not be able to afford them. While tropical grasses are often of poor nutritive value, both browse and pasture legumes may have a higher protein content, palatability and digestibility. This volume focuses on the use of tropical browse, pasture and grain legumes in animal nutrition. It is written by leading authorities from the UK, Australia, India and Malaysia.
Table of Contents1: Diversity and productivity of tropical legumes L R Humphreys 2: Composition and nutritional attributes of pasture legumes B W Norton and D P Poppi 3: Composition and nutritive value of browse legumes C Devendra 4: Composition of legume grains S K Arora 5: Anti-nutritional factors in forage legumes R Kumar and J P F D'Mello 6: Anti-nutritional substances in legume seeds J P F D'Mello 7: Intake of tropical legumes D P Poppi and B W Norton 8: Tropical legumes for large ruminants D B Coates 9: Tropical legumes for small ruminants C Devendra 10: Leguminous leaf meals in non-ruminant nutrition J P F D'Mello 11: Under-utilized legume grains in non-ruminant nutrition J P F D'Mello
