Livestock production systems for Imperata grasslands

Agroforestry Systems

Volumn 36, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 121-128

  Calub, A D ^a   Anwarhan, H ^b   Roder, W ^c  

^a MADECOR   (Philippines)

^b Central Research Institute for Food Crops Bogor   (Indonesia)

^c Tree Ring Lab   (Bhutan)

Author keywords

Cattle; Fallow; Fodder; Ruminants

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL SYSTEM; GRASSLAND AREA; GRASSLAND UTILISATION; IMPERATA; IMPERATA GRASSLAND; LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION; SMALLHOLDER SECTOR;

ASIA;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVIDAE; IMPERATA;

EID: 0030403162     PISSN: 01674366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00142870     Document Type: Review

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