Crude protein, phosphorus, common salt, and mineral composition of range plants and their nutritive value for grazing ruminants in Southern Iran

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Volumn 38, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 1-13

  Sameni, A M ^a   Soleimani, R ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Grazing ruminants; Nutritive value; Range plants

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; CATTLE; GOAT; GRAZING; MINERAL; NUTRITIVE VALUE; PHOSPHORUS; PROTEIN; SALT; SHEEP; VEGETATION COVER;

ASIA; EURASIA; IRAN; MIDDLE EAST;

ANIMALIA; ATRIPLEX; ATRIPLEX HALIMUS; ATRIPLEX LENTIFORMIS; ATRIPLEX LEUCOCLADA; ATRIPLEX NUMMULARIA; BOS; BOVIDAE; CAPRA HIRCUS; OVIS ARIES; SALSOLA;

EID: 33847034448     PISSN: 00103624     EISSN: 15322416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00103620601093546     Document Type: Article

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