Evaluating the nutritive values and in vitro degradability characteristics of leaves, seeds and seedpods from Moringa stenopetala

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 281-287

  Melesse, Aberra ^a   Bulang, Michael ^b   Kluth, Holger ^b  

^a HAWASSA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chemical composition; In vitro gas production; Moringa stenopetala; Tree parts

Indexed keywords

BOVIDAE; GLYCINE MAX; MORINGA; MORINGA STENOPETALA;

EID: 59349102817     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.3439     Document Type: Article

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