Potential of Moringa oleifera L. as livestock fodder crop: A review

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-14

  Nouman, Wasif ^a   Basra, Shahzad Maqsood Ahmed ^b   Siddiqui, Muhammad Tahir ^b   Yasmeen, Azra ^a   Gull, Tehseen ^b   Alcayde, Maria Angelica Cervantes ^c  

^a BAHAUDDIN ZAKARIYA UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Antinutritional factors; Livestock fodder; Moringa; Nutritional quality

Indexed keywords

MEATS; NATURAL RESOURCES;

ANTI-NUTRITIONAL FACTORS; CULTURAL PRACTICES; ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION; GROWING CONDITIONS; LIVESTOCK FODDER; LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION; MORINGA; NUTRITIONAL QUALITIES;

CROPS;

ANGIOSPERM; COTTON; CROP PLANT; FODDER; LIVESTOCK FARMING; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; SOYBEAN;

EID: 84890227588     PISSN: 1300011X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3906/tar-1211-66     Document Type: Review

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