Effect of cutting frequency on productivity of five selected herbaceous legumes and five grasses in semi-arid tropical Kenya

Tropical Grasslands

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 158-166

  Njarui, D M G ^a   Wandera, F P ^a  

^a KENYA AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRACHIARIA; CENCHRUS; CENCHRUS CILIARIS; CHAMAECRISTA; CHAMAECRISTA ROTUNDIFOLIA; CHLORIS; CHLORIS GAYANA; MACROPTILIUM; MACROPTILIUM ATROPURPUREUM; POACEAE; SETARIA SPHACELATA; STYLOSANTHES; STYLOSANTHES GUIANENSIS; STYLOSANTHES HAMATA; STYLOSANTHES SCABRA; UROCHLOA BRIZANTHA;

EID: 7044231498     PISSN: 00494763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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