Managing the Yield and Nutritive Value of Forage and Biomass Crops
A special issue of Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395). This special issue belongs to the section "Grassland and Pasture Science".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2025 | Viewed by 7991
Special Issue Editor
Interests: forage; cover crops; bioenergy crops production
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Dear Colleagues,
Forage crops are the bedrock of sustainable agriculture. Given the social, environmental, and economic importance of forage across the globe, the nutritive value of forage crops has enormous potential to improve food security and political stability. Forage plants are valuable because they support wild and domesticated herbivores and sustain the delivery of meat, milk, and other commodities. In addition, forages contribute to reducing green house emissions; increasing carbon sequestration; reducing soil erosion and nutrient loading into water sources; and increasing biodiversity, soil health, and resilience. Forage plants contain different quantities of fibre, lignin, minerals, and protein and vary in the proportion of their tissue that can be digested by herbivores. These nutritive components are important determinants of consumer growth rates, reproductive success, and consumer behavior. The Special Issue aims to highlight the significance of forage crops in cropping systems, current improvements, and some future directions to improve yield and nutritive value. Forage research has been much less invested in than other food crops, so forage crops have not reached their production potential.
In this Special Issue, research articles, reviews, and opinion papers addressing forage crops’ nutritive value and management, soil-plant interaction, and impact on the environment are welcome.
Prof. Dr. Marisol Berti
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- forage nutritive value
- forages management
- soil-plant interaction
- environmental impact
- soil health
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