"New Perspectives in Forage Crops" ed. by Ricardo Loiola Edvan and Leilson Rocha Bezerra

The readers of this book will have a good reading and appreciate the information provided on forage production, since the book draws on the expertise of different specialists of the area, who discuss the following aspects: fertilization, semiarid region production, forage species selection, nitrogen fixation, grasses, legumes, cacti, drought, etc. The authors of the book are of different nationalities and provide important information and diverse perspectives on the subject of forage farming.

In livestock management, the production of forage plants is undoubtedly the most efficient way to produce products of animal origin with quality and economic viability.


Contents
1 Water Harvesting and Soil Water Retention Practices for Forage Production in Degraded Areas in Arid Lands of Mexico
2 Production of Spineless Cactus in Brazilian Semiarid
3 Development of Tropical Forages in Veracruz, Mexico: Agronomic Approach for the New Forage Legume Cratylia argentea
4 Halophytes as Forages
5 An Insight into Current and Future Production of Forage Crops in Zimbabwe
6 Phosphorus in Forage Production
7 Best Management Practices (BMPs) for Nitrogen Fertilizer in Forage Grasses
8 Alfalfa and Its Symbiosis Responses to Osmotic Stress
9 Genetic Variability of US and Czech Phalaris Arundinacea L. Wild and Cultivated Populations
10 Sustainable Pasture Management