A review of forage legume research for rangeland improvement in Zimbabwe

Tropical Grasslands

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 145-149

  Mapiye, C ^a   Mupangwa, J F ^a   Mugabe, P H ^b   Chikumba, N ^c   Poshiwa, X ^c   Foti, R ^a  

^a BINDURA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE EDUCATION   (Zimbabwe)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^c Grasslands Research Station Harare   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AESCHYNOMENE AMERICANA; ARACHIS PINTOI; CHAMAECRISTA; CHAMAECRISTA ROTUNDIFOLIA; DESMODIUM INTORTUM; DESMODIUM UNCINATUM; LOTONONIS BAINESII; MACROPTILIUM ATROPURPUREUM; MACROTYLOMA AXILLARE; NEONOTONIA WIGHTII; STYLOSANTHES;

EID: 33750975357     PISSN: 00494763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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