Yield components and nutritive value of Robinia pseudoacacia and Albizia julibrissin in Arkansas, USA

Agroforestry Systems

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 51-62

  Burner, David M ^a   Carrier, Danielle J ^b   Belesky, David P ^c   Pote, Daniel H ^a   Ares, Adrian ^d   Clausen, E C ^b  

^a DALE BUMPERS SMALL FARMS RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b University of Arkansas   (United States)

^c APPALACHIAN FARMING SYSTEMS RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^d OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Black locust; Crude protein; In vitro dry matter digestibility; Mimosa; Mimosine; Nitrogen; Pollard; Robinin

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; BIOMASS; CARBOHYDRATE; CATTLE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); LEGUME; METABOLITE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRIMATE; PROTEIN; SECONDARY METABOLITE; YIELD RESPONSE;

ARKANSAS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ALBIZIA JULIBRISSIN; ANIMALIA; BOS; BOS TAURUS; CAPRA HIRCUS; CERCOPITHECIDAE; CERCOPITHECUS; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; MIMOSA; ROBINIA; ROBINIA PSEUDOACACIA;

EID: 36749037158     PISSN: 01674366     EISSN: 15729680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10457-007-9098-x     Document Type: Article

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