Yield and chemical composition of cassava foliage and tuber yield as influenced by harvesting height and cutting interval

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1029-1035

  Duong, Nguyen Khang ^a   Wiktorsson, Hans ^b   Preston, Thomas R ^c  

^a NONG LAM UNIVERSITY   (Viet Nam)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^c University of Tropical Agriculture Foundation   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Cassava; Cutting Interval; Foliage; Harvesting Height; Tuber

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; MANIHOT ESCULENTA; TRIXIS;

EID: 22944435815     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2005.1029     Document Type: Article

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