Effect of variety and harvesting management on the concentration of tannins and alkaloids in tagasaste (Chamaecytisus palmensis)

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 144, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 242-256

  Assefa, Getnet ^a,d   Sonder, K ^b   Wink, M ^c   Kijora, C ^d   Steinmueller, N ^b   Peters, K J ^d  

^a ETHIOPIAN INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH   (Ethiopia)

^b INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ethiopia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^d HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Accessions; Alkaloids; Forage trees; Harvesting management; Tagasaste; Tannins

Indexed keywords

CHAMAECYSTIS PALMENSIS; CHAMAECYTISUS PALMENSIS;

EID: 45549106778     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2007.10.017     Document Type: Article

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