Enhancing crop-livestock systems: Unveiling the impact of leaf stripping on maize hybrid yield in Sundarbazar-Lamjung, Nepal
In local maize agro-ecosystems in Nepal leaf stripping is, historically, practiced as a source of fodder for livestock. However, its effects on hybrid maize have not been studied. The aim of this study was to determine how defoliation below the cob affects the grain and fodder production of hybrid m...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Kassel University Press
2024-03-01
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Series: | Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics |
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Online Access: | https://www.jarts.info/index.php/jarts/article/view/202402239640/1112 |