Effect of six-weekly harvests on the yield, chemical composition and dry matter degradability of Panicum maximum and Stylosanthes hamata in Nigeria

Grass and Forage Science

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 357-363

  Bamikole, M A ^a,c   Akinsoyinu, A O ^a   Ezenwa, I ^a   Babayemi, O J ^a   Akinlade, J ^b   Adewumi, M K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b Intl Livestock Research Institute   (Nigeria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Cutting interval; Degradability; Forages; Nitrogen fertilizer; Tropical grasses; Tropical legumes

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; DRY MATTER; FERTILIZER; FORAGE; NITROGEN; YIELD;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; NIGERIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA; WORLD;

PANICUM; PANICUM MAXIMUM; POACEAE; STYLOSANTHES; STYLOSANTHES GUIANENSIS; STYLOSANTHES HAMATA;

EID: 10344252816     PISSN: 01425242     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2494.2004.00437.x     Document Type: Article

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