Important characteristics of some browse species in an agrosilvopastoral system in West Africa

Agroforestry Systems

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 213-221

  Ouédraogo Koné, Salifou ^a   Kaboré Zoungrana, Chantal Y ^a   Ledin, Inger ^b  

^a Université Nazi Boni   (Burkina Faso)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Foliation; Prediction equations; Protein yield; Subhumid; West Africa

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; BROWSING; CANOPY ARCHITECTURE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DEFOLIATION; DRY MATTER; FLOWERING; FODDER; FOLIAGE; FOLIATION; FRUITING; PASTORALISM; PASTURE; PHENOLOGY; PHYTOMASS; PROTEIN; PRUNING;

AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

AFZELIA AFRICANA; ANIMALIA; ERINACEIDAE; KHAYA SENEGALENSIS; PTEROCARPUS; PTEROCARPUS ERINACEUS;

EID: 50249122083     PISSN: 01674366     EISSN: 15729680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10457-007-9095-0     Document Type: Article

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