Effects of age and species on agronomic performance, chemical composition and in vitro gas production of some tropical multi-purpose tree species

Journal of Agricultural Science

Volumn 150, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 725-737

  Arigbede, O M ^a,b   Tan, Z L ^a   Anele, U Y ^b   Sun, Z H ^a   Tang, S X ^a   Han, X F ^a   ZhouC S , ^a   Zeng, B ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRONOMY; BIOMASS ALLOCATION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DRY SEASON; FEEDING GROUND; FERMENTATION; GAS PRODUCTION; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; PLANTATION; RUMINANT; SPECIES INVENTORY; STAND STRUCTURE; TREE; TROPICAL FOREST;

NIGERIA;

BOVIDAE; ENTEROLOBIUM CYCLOCARPUM; LEUCAENA LEUCOCEPHALA; MILLETTIA; MILLETTIA GRIFFONIANA; MORINGA OLEIFERA; PTEROCARPUS; PTEROCARPUS SANTALINOIDES; TRECULIA AFRICANA;

EID: 84868608692     PISSN: 00218596     EISSN: 14695146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021859612000184     Document Type: Article

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