INTRODUCTION

Pasture (from the Latin pastus, past participle of pascere, “to feed”) is land used for grazing. Pasture
lands in the narrow sense are enclosed tracts of farmland, grazed by domesticated livestock, such as
horses, cattle, sheep, or swine. The vegetation of tended pasture, forage, consists mainly of grasses,
with an interspersion of legumes and other forbs (non-grass herbaceous plants). Pasture is typically
grazed throughout the summer, in contrast to meadow which is ungrazed or used for grazing only after
being mown to make hay for animal fodder.Pasture in a wider sense additionally includes rangelands,
other unenclosed pastoral systems, and land types used by wild animals for grazing or browsing.
Pasture lands in the narrow sense are distinguished from rangelands by being managed through more
intensive agricultural practices of seeding, irrigation, and the use of fertilizers, while rangelands grow
primarily native vegetation, managed with extensive practices like controlled burning and regulated
intensity of grazing.

Madre de agua (Trichanthera gigantea) is a species of flowering plant in the acanthus family,
Acanthaceae.The species is known by many common names, including madre de agua, suiban, cenicero,
tuno, naranjillo, and palo de agua. It is native to Central America and northern South America.It has also
been introduced to other tropical regions such as Vietnam, Cambodia, and the Philippines.This plant is a
shrub or tree growing up to 5 meters tall, though a 15-meter specimen was reported once. It often
produces aerial roots. The oval or oblong leaves are up to 26 centimeters long by 14 wide and are borne
on short petioles.The flower is maroon with a yellow throat. It Is bell-shaped and the throat measures
up to 2.5 centimeters long. The plant blooms in the afternoon and the flowers fall away during the night.
The flowers are pollinated by bats. The bat Glossophaga soricina has been seen at the flowers of this
species.

This plant is cultivated as an animal fodder and fed to ducks,pigs,and rabbits. Its leaves are relatively rich
in protein.It has veterinary uses in Colombia, where it has been used to treat horse colic and retained
placenta in cows. This plant also has many uses for humans. It has uses in human medicine, including as
a supplement to increase lactation in nursing mothers. It is used as a living fence and a shade tree.

OBJECTIVES

1. To determine the how goods Madre de agua plant as using for pasture

To provide forage for livestock animals.

DISCUSSION

The activity was conducted on January 26 th to March 26th at barangay sibaguan Tapaz, Capiz the
materials were used on the activity, pickaxe, bolo, shovel, madre de agua, meter. The activity was
started by cultivated of the land to improve the quality of the soil using pickaxe and shovel to pulverized
the soil to measured the plot meter was used size total size of plot 1meter width and 10 meter length.
 After the preparation of land Madre de agua also prepared to be planted stem of was cutted by
12inches in order to be planted. After more the two weeks some madre de agua was started to
germinate based on the results 80% of plant was germinated, also the weeding was maintained until
the plant properly growed.

SUMMARY

The acitivity was conducted on january 26 to march 26 at barangay Sibaguan Tapaz, Capiz. The following
materials were used for activity: shovel, bolo, pickaxe, meter, madre de agua. Madre de agua was used
for activity.

CONCLUSION

Based on the results of acitivity the following were concluded.

Madre de agua as planted to pasture are was showed good result and don’t hard to be planted.

Madre de agua has a many nutrients as forage for livestock.

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