Responses to sheep browsing at different stocking rates: Water relations, photosynthesis and carbon allocation in two semi‐arid shrubs

African Journal of Range and Forage Science

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 77-82

  Van Der Heyden, F ^a,d   Roux, F ^b   Cupido, C N ^c   Leeuw, M W P ^c   Malo, N ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

^b Grootfontein Agricultural Development Institute   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE   (South Africa)

^d DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Carbohydrates; Palatability; Polyphenols

Indexed keywords

EID: 3843063120     PISSN: 10220119     EISSN: 17279380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10220119.1998.9647947     Document Type: Article

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