Nutritive value of two Tamarix species in Egypt

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 529-539

  El Beheiry, M A H ^a   El Kady, H F ^a  

^a Tanta University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Egypt; Gross energy; Nutritive values; Tamarix species; Total digestible nutrients

Indexed keywords

FORAGE; NUTRIENT STATUS;

EGYPT;

TAMARIX APHYLLA; TAMARIX NILOTICA;

EID: 0032052192     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.1998.0361     Document Type: Article

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