Fodder biomass, nutritive value, and grain yield of dual?purpose improved cereal crops in Burkina Faso

In Burkina Faso, availability of quality feed is the major constraint on livestock productivity. Adoption improved cereal cultivars among farmers could enhance fodder supply. This study assessed potential for to provide food and feed. The sites were located in Köppen climate Zone B (Katchari Saria) A (Farakoba) Faso (Beck et al., 2018). Five pearl millet [Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.], nine sorghum [Sorghum bicolor Moench], four maize (Zea mays L.) grown during two rainy seasons. Grain yield forage biomass assessed, samples analyzed nutritive value using near infrared spectrometry (NIRS). For millet, MISARI-1 produced greatest grain (1.7, 2.2, 2.6 Mg DM ha–1, Katchari (Zone B), Saria Farakoba A), respectively) its averaged 4.0 ha–1 across sites. sorghum, Sariasso-14, Sariasso-16, ICSV1049, B) (1.2–1.6 ha–1) A) (1.1–1.9 ha–1). Sorghum SF15, M67-M2, Ponta negra more than 5.0 locations. Maize only differed biomass, with cultivar Wari producing 4.3 Farakoba. stover three species had high fiber, low digestibility, crude protein concentration ranged from 40 94 g kg–1. Fodders dual-purpose cereals are valuable resources crop–livestock systems Sahel region. food–feed has increase productivity livestock, enhancing livelihood small-holder Faso.