Studies on multipurpose fodder trees and shrubs in West Africa: Variation in determinants of forage quality in Albizia and Paraserianthes species

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dc.contributor.authorLarbi, A.en
dc.contributor.authorSmith, J. W.en
dc.contributor.authorAdekunle, I. O.en
dc.contributor.authorKurdi, I. O.en
dc.contributor.departmentSustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (SANREM) Knowledgebaseen
dc.coverage.spatialNigeriaen
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-19T18:55:17Zen
dc.date.available2016-04-19T18:55:17Zen
dc.date.issued1996en
dc.descriptionMetadata only recorden
dc.description.abstractVariation was investigated in forage production, in sacco dry matter (DM) and nitrogen (N) degradation, and in vitro gas production characteristics of 3 Albizia species/provenances (A. lebbeck N 864, A. procera N 865, A. saman N 825) and Paraserianthes falcataria (N 783) obtained from the Nitrogen Fixing Tree Association. One year after establishment on a site at IITA, Ibadan, SW Nigeria, forage production was assessed by harvesting trees at 0.5 m above ground in the main wet (April-August) minor wet (September-November) and dry (December-March) seasons. Forage samples from the main wet and dry seasons were incubated for 6, 12, 48, 72 and 96 h in rumen fistulated cattle to estimate in sacco DM and N degradation characteristics. In vitro gas production was estimated over 3, 6, 12, 24, 48, 72 and 96 h of incubation. Forage production of A. procera was significantly higher than the other species in all seasons. Cell-wall components were comparatively higher in A. procera than in the other species. Values for potential DM and N degradation of A. lebbeck and A. saman were significantly higher than those for P. falcataria and A. procera. The results suggest that A. lebbeck and A. saman provenances used in this study have relatively higher feed value than A. procera and P. falcataria. (CAB Abstract)en
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dc.identifier907en
dc.identifier.citationAgroforestry Systems 33(1): 29-39en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1007/BF00122887en
dc.identifier.issn0167-4366en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/65801en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.holderCopyright 1996 Kluwer Academic Publishersen
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dc.subjectForageen
dc.subjectForageen
dc.subjectProductionen
dc.subjectFodderen
dc.subjectNutrient valueen
dc.subjectNigeriaen
dc.subjectEcosystemen
dc.titleStudies on multipurpose fodder trees and shrubs in West Africa: Variation in determinants of forage quality in Albizia and Paraserianthes speciesen
dc.typeAbstracten
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