Basically the Ideal temperature condition for growing Hydroponic Maize(corn)fodder we have to maintain the grow room temperature between 26 °C (77 °F ) to 32 °C (89 °F)
And in case of barley/wheat fodder, we have to maintain temperature between a ranges of 21 °C (°F) to 24 °C (75 °F) in grow room area.
You can measure this temperature by using digital temperature gauge in that room.
So if your Grow Room temperature is below 25 °C in hydroponic maize (corn) fodder and 21 °C in hydroponic barley/wheat fodder, we can say that it is a low temperature area for growing that specific fodder.
In such cases we have to make an arrangement of heat source in a grow room area. There are many different methods to increase the temp inside the grow room
Like Room heaters, Heat exchangers, Simple coil heaters, Incandescent light bulbs, Halogens etc. Sometimes there are limitations to use such equipment’s in many areas where there is no or very less availability of electricity, sometimes high electric bills are also a big issue. In such cases you can use a good quality low fume Charcoal or Wood to burn in a proper cage arrangement in grow room area. This is the cheapest and best option to save some money in your operations.
Remember that if temperature falls below the range which is mentioned above for different fodders, your growing fodder will not get the required amount of Heat which is very necessary for proper growth and nourishment and ultimately the growing process will slow down.
Also in low temperature the uptake of nutrients by plants is slow down hence you may found some deficiencies in growing fodder.
Normally we get 6-8 kg of Green fodder from 1 kg seed in 8-9 day cycle if proper ideal temperature is maintained in that room, but if the temperature falls below the range, we get an average output of 4-5 kg of green fodder from 1 kg of seed which is not economical and also the quality of fodder is poor, reason – deficiencies of nutrients in it.
Hence it’s very important to maintain the proper range of temperature for growing healthy Hydroponic fodder.
If temperature is 35 or more than 35 then what should we do to grow maize hydroponic fodder. Give me a cheap & best suggestion to control temperature.
Hi…
You can go for good quality Fanpad Coolers to control the Temperature Between the given range…!
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Thanks for another informative blog. Where else may just I get that type of info written in such
a perfect way? I have a project that I’m just now working on, and I have been at
the glance out for such information.
Hello!
Dear friends;
We are confident that hydroponic fodder is a great alternative to concentrate and conventional green as livestock (sheep, goat, chicken etc.) feed. Unfortunately here in Iran, the farmers are unaware of this! The only question is what matterials and to what extent should the dry matter deficiency of hydroponic fodder be compensated?
Best regards
V. Melati, Tehran- Iran
Hello, its true,difficult to Convince farmer. Answer to your question – Hydroponic fodder is good source of digestible protein , Fat , Carbohydrate ,Minerals and vitamins in low cost but low in Fiber (Dry matter). We can Compensate dry matter in their diet by adding Dry fodder (Hay) rich in fiber .By adding green grass(hydroponic fodder) and dry fodder in proper proportion we can satisfy cattle’s body need. after few trial and error method you can get proper data how much you have to offer to your cattle’s.
thanks for your interest.