Biomass production and chemical composition of Moringa oleifera under different management regimes in Nicaragua

Agroforestry Systems

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 231-242

  Sánchez, Nadir Reyes ^a   Ledin, Stig ^b   Ledin, Inger ^b  

^a Universidad Nacional Agraria   (Nicaragua)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cutting frequency; Forage production; Nutritive value; Planting density; Ruminant feed

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CROP PRODUCTION; FORAGE;

CENTRAL AMERICA; NICARAGUA;

BOVIDAE; MORINGA; MORINGA OLEIFERA;

EID: 33644586325     PISSN: 01674366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10457-005-8847-y     Document Type: Article

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