African Forage Plant Genetic Resources, Evalulation of Forage Germplasm and Extensive Livestock Production SystemsILRI (aka ILCA and ILRAD) |
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accessions Addis Ababa Africa Agric Agriculture agronomic animal production annual areas beef Brachiaria calving interval cattle Chloris Chloris gayana Cluster constraints cows crop residues crude protein cultivars Cynodon Desmodium intortum digestibility dry season dry-matter yield Eco-unit effect establishment Ethiopia Ethiopia ILCA ILCA evaluation factor farmers farming systems feed fertility fodder banks forage fruticosa Ethiopia ILCA germplasm grass Grasslands grazing herbage ILCA None 06 improved increase intake Kenya kg/ha Kongwa Lablab Lablab purpureus land legumes Leucaena livestock livestock production liveweight lupine Machakos Machakos District maize milk mineral Nairobi Neonotonia Neonotonia wightii nitrogen nutritive value P.O. Box PANESA Panicum maximum Pennisetum perennial plants plots potential programme protein content rainfall range rangeland regrowth Research Station ruminant semi-arid Sesbania Setaria Siratro soil species stylo Stylosanthes fruticosa Ethiopia Stylosanthes guianensis supplementation Table Tanzania Themeda triandra trial tropical Uganda utilisation Uyole vegetation weight West Kilimanjaro zone