Seasonal chemical composition of saltbush in semiarid grasslands of Jordan

Journal of Range Management

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 211-214

  El Shatnawi, Moh'd Khair J ^a,b   Mohawesh, Yaser M ^a,b  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

^b National Center for Agricultural Research and Technology Transfer Jordan   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Atriplex halimus; Crude protein; Dry season; Ewes; Fiber; Leaves; Middle East; Stems

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; FORAGE; PROTEIN; RANGELAND; SHEEP; SHRUB;

JORDAN;

ATRIPLEX HALIMUS;

EID: 0343237806     PISSN: 0022409X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4003285     Document Type: Article

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