Forage and seed yields, mortality and nutritive value of Sesbania sesban under unimodal rainfall in Tanzania

Journal of Tropical Forest Science

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 238-246

  Karachi, M ^a,b   Matata, Z ^a  

^a Tumbi Agricultural Research and Training Institute   (Tanzania)

^b Tumbi Agric Res and Train Inst ^*  (Botswana)

Author keywords

Agroforestry; Fodder; Nutrient content; Seed production; Sesbania sesbans; Survival rate

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346976352     PISSN: 01281283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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