Seasonal variation in productivity and nutritive value of Napier grass at Muguga, Kenya
In a field study in Kenya, 55 plots in a Pennisetum purpureum sward were cut in rotation to give a 55-d regrowth cycle. After cutting, each plot was weeded and given 6.3 kg N + 4.5 kg P/ha. The daily DM production varied from 25 (dry season) to 178 kg DM/ha (rainy season). The mean DM yield after 55...
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| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | Inglés |
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1994
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/28463 |
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