Mineral concentrations in leaves of nine browse species collected from Mvomero, Morogoro, Tanzania

Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment

Volumn 6, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 226-230

  Mtui, Dorah J ^a,b   Lekule, Faustin P ^b   Shem, Martin N ^b   Hayashida, Maki ^a   Fujihara, Tsutomu ^a,b  

^a SHIMANE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Browse leaves; Mineral concentration; Optimal production; Potential mineral intake

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BALANITES; BALANITES AEGYPTIACA; BOVIDAE; CAPRA HIRCUS; COMMIPHORA; COMMIPHORA AFRICANA; FICUS SYCOMORUS; LANTANA; LANTANA CAMARA; LAWSONIA INERMIS; SENNA; SENNA SIAMEA; TRICHILIA;

EID: 55249107380     PISSN: 14590255     EISSN: 14590263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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