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Table 1 availability and use of fodder trees and shrubs during each season
Fodder plant | Local name in Pushtu | Type of fodder use during each season | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | Spring | Dry summer | Wet summer | Early autumn | Late autumn | Winter |
Trees | |||||||
Aesculus indica | Jawaz | D | Â | Â | Â | Â | D |
Quercus incana | Spin Banj | F | Â | Â | Â | Â | F |
Olea cuspidate | Khona | F | Â | Â | Â | Â | F |
Grewia oppositifolia | Pastaoonay | F | Â | Â | Â | Â | F |
Ficus sarmentosa | Batinzer | F | Â | Â | Â | Â | F |
Zizyphus jujuba | Baira | F | Â | Â | Â | Â | F |
Acacia modesta | Keeker | F | Â | Â | Â | P | F |
Acacia nilotica | Palousa | F | Â | Â | Â | P | F |
Quercus dilatata | Tour Banj | F | F | Â | Â | Â | F |
Robinia pseudoacacia | Angrezi Keekar | F | F | Â | Â | P | Â |
Betula utilis | Braj | Â | F | F | Â | Â | Â |
Corylus avellana | Zangali badam | Â | F | F | Â | Â | Â |
Diospyros lotus | Tour Amluk | Â | F | F | Â | Â | Â |
Morus alba | Spin Toot | Â | F | F | Â | Â | Â |
Morus nigra | Tour Toot | Â | F | F | Â | Â | Â |
Ailanthus chinensis | Laintus | Â | F | F | Â | Â | Â |
Salix tetrasperma | Wala | Â | F | F | F | Â | Â |
Celtis australis | Tagha | Â | F | F | F | Â | Â |
Celtis caucasica | Khangrho | Â | F | F | F | Â | Â |
Melia azedarach | Shandai | Â | Â | F | F | Â | Â |
Shrubs | |||||||
Cotoneaster nummularia | Mamanra | F/B | Â | Â | Â | Â | F/B |
Impatiens bicolor | Baikrhai | F | Â | Â | Â | Â | F |
Myrsine Africana | Marourhang | B | Â | Â | Â | B | B |
Anisomeles indica | Tour Panra | Â | Â | B | B | Â | Â |
Dodonaea viscosa | Ghwarhaskey | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | B |
Indigofera heterantha | Gwaraija | Â | Â | B | B | Â | Â |
Indigofera gerardiana | Kainthai | Â | B | B | B | B | Â |
Debregeasia salicifolia | Ajlai | B | Â | B | B | B | B |
Artemisia maritima | Jaokay | B | Â | B | B | B | B |