PLANTS FROM THAR DESERT PROVIDE NUTRITION TO IMPROVE CATTLE PRODUCTIVITY

Abstract: The Indian desert conforented with major problem of increasing live stock at rapid rate. The fodder source are much limited. Animals of the desert land like Goat, Sheep, Camel etc. are fully dependent on these plant species for their fodder. The xerophyte plants of rajasthan are good and potential source of nutritionally and phytochemically important metabolites. Mineral nutrients are basic building blocks in the synthesis of other complex and useful substences in the cell. A survey of xerophytic flora shows an impressive figure of nutritionally important plants surviving in these adverse climatic conditions. Many of these plants have been worked out for their products both in vivo and in vitro conditions. But still there are some plants, which have not been studied till today.

Keywords: Thar Desert, Phytochemical Metabolites, Live Stock population, Xerophytic Flora