Evaluation of 15 leguminous trees and shrubs for forage and wood production in Tanzania

Agroforestry Systems

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 253-263

  Karachi, M ^a,c   Shirima, D ^b   Lema, N ^b  

^a WORLD AGROFORESTRY CENTRE ICRAF   (Kenya)

^b Tumbi Agricultural Research and Training Institute   (Tanzania)

^c Department of Agricultural Research ^*  (Botswana)

Author keywords

Fodder yield; Multi purpose trees; Nutrient content; Wood production

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; CROP EVALUATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FORAGE PRODUCTION; LEGUME EVALUATION; LEGUMES; TREE SPECIES EVALUATION;

TANZANIA;

ACACIA AURICULIFORMIS; ACACIA CRASSICARPA; ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030859547     PISSN: 01674366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005887202676     Document Type: Article

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