Dry matter yield and forage quality of perennial grasses interseeded with annual legumes in the tropical highlands of Ethiopia

Tropical Agriculture

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 173-179

  Gebrehiwot, Lulseged ^a   McGraw, R L ^a   Assefa, Getinet ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b ETHIOPIAN INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Annual legumes; Ethiopia; Forage quality; Perennial grass; Tropical highlands

Indexed keywords

EID: 5244325765     PISSN: 00413216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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