Effectiveness of application of mineral fertilizers in growing food plants in desert pasture conditions of Uzbekistan

Abstract

Pastures are the main source of fodder for the desert livestock of the country and can be used all year round. Pasture fodder is the cheapest source of fodder. This research work focused on the effectiveness of the use of mineral fertilizers in the cultivation of forage crops in desert pastures, phenological observations of desert forage plants, the determination of the amount of macronutrients in the vegetative organs of desert forage plants. Based on the results, one of the most effective ways to get high yields from desert forage plants was the use of mineral, local, micro and bacterial fertilizers. Moreover, it was found that preventing the degradation of sandy desert soils and improving fodder production for livestock depended on the planting and care of high-yielding desert forage crops, mainly in desert pastures. In general, the use of agro-technical measures was aimed at preventing the degradation of sandy desert soils and improving natural pastures, ensuring the germination of seeds of various desert forage plants in sandy desert soils, achieving growth and accumulation of high nutrient mass, and using mineral forage plants.