Paswan, Dr. Vinod kumarLal, Shankar2018-08-012018-08-012017Forage Cropshttp://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810062864Nutrition play’s most important role in ruminant production systems, because it provide better growth and development of animal while imbalance feed consumption causes reduction in efficiency of animal. Supply of feed in inadequate amount and quality is responsible to a large extent for the low livestock productivity in the India. The present study entitled “Chemical Composition and Mineral Profile of Forage Crops, Tree Tops and Weeds inVindhya Region ofUttar Pradesh.”Analysis was carried out on the basis of proximate and AAS principles. Out of 9 grasses and weeds, 7 forage crops, 9 field crops and 30 trees analyzed during the present investigation Acacia catechu (55.75±0.67),Bambusa vulgaris (29.13±0.27),Brassica juncea(21.84±0.01),Tamarindusindica(10.55±0.33),Raphanussativus (17.11±0.14), Tectonagrandis(8.01±1.36), and Madhukalangifolia(65.60±3.73)were found to be a highly rich source in percentages of DM, CF, CP, EE, Ash, AIA and NFE. Raphanussativus (9.72±0.54), Moringaoleifera (7.55±0.32),Hordeumvulgare (6.31±0.08), Aeglemarmelos (1.87±0.06), Viciasativa (7.84±0.39),Syzygiumcumini(0.88±0.42) and Dalbergiasissoo (37.80±0.54) were found to be a poor sources of DM, CF, CP, EE, Ash and AIA with NFE. And availability of micronutrients in these forage sample in (mg kg-1)Tectonagrandis(214.14±5.35), Pithecellobiumdulce(54.41±1.57),Dalbergiasissoo(31.23±0.17) were found to be a highly rich source of Fe, Zn, Mn, while Moringaoleifera(1.87±0.13), Azadirachtaindica (1.51±0.03), Delonixregia(0.24±0.02) were found to poor sources of Fe, Zn, and Mn . While Cu, and Cd, are note found in any plant leaves sample. But these micronutrients are present in this region soil.ennullThesis