Effect of molasses on nutritional quality of cassava and Gliricidia tops silage

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 1294-1299

  Van Man, Ngo ^a   Wiktorsson, Hans ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cassava Tops Silage; Chemical Composition; Gliricidia Tops Silage; Molasses Additive

Indexed keywords

GLIRICIDIA; GLIRICIDIA SEPIUM; MANIHOT; MANIHOT ESCULENTA; SACCHARUM HYBRID CULTIVAR;

EID: 0036747131     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2002.1294     Document Type: Article

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