Effect of harvesting frequency, variety and leaf maturity on nutrient composition, hydrogen cyanide content and cassava foliage yield

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1691-1700

  Hue, Khuc Thi ^a   Van, Do Thi Thanh ^b   Ledin, Inger ^c   Wredle, Ewa ^c   Spörndly, Eva ^c  

^a Goat and Rabbit Research Center   (Viet Nam)

^b National Institute of Animal Science   (Viet Nam)

^c SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cassava foliage; Harvesting frequency; HCN; Manihot esculenta crantz; Variety; Yield

Indexed keywords

MANIHOT ESCULENTA;

EID: 84871833212     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: 19765517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2012.12052     Document Type: Article

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