Effect of harvesting date on composition and yield of natural pasture in northwestern Ethiopia

Tropical Science

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 19-22

  Denekew, Yihalem ^a   Tamir, Berhan ^b   Melaku, Solomon ^b  

^a Andassa Livestock Research Center   (Ethiopia)

^b HARAMAYA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Composition; Dry matter yield; Harvesting stage; Natural pasture

Indexed keywords

EID: 22344452211     PISSN: 00413291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ts.40     Document Type: Article

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