Those crops which are grazed by animals or
harvested for green chop, hay, silage are classied as fodder crop. In Pakistan summar and winter fodder crop
occupy 16-20% cropped area which are 2.6 millions hectare and production about
57.1 million tons.
S.NO
|
ENGLISH NAME
|
SCIENTIFIC NAME
|
LOCAL NAME
|
FAMILY
|
1.
|
Maize
|
(Zea
mays)
|
Corn, Makie, muk, Wazshe
|
Gramineae
|
2.
|
Millet
|
(Pennisetum
glaucum)
|
Pearl, Bajra
|
Gramineae
|
3.
|
Sorghum
|
(Sorghum bicolor)
|
Jawar, Chari
|
Gramineae
|
4.
|
Mustard
|
(Brassica spp.)
|
Sarso
|
Brassicaceae
|
5.
|
Guar
|
(Cyamopsis tetragonoloba)
|
Cluster bean
|
Leguminsae
|
6.
|
Oat
|
(Avena sativa)
|
Javi,Jao
|
Gramineae
|
7.
|
Alfalfa
|
(Medicago sativa)
|
Lucerne
|
Fabaceae
|
8.
|
Berseem
|
(Trifolium alaxanderium)
|
Misri ghas
|
Leguminosae
|
9.
|
Jantar
|
(Susbania esculata )
|
Jantar
|
Gramineae
|
10.
|
Moth
|
(Phaseolus aconitifolives)
|
Moth
|
Gramineae
|
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