On-farm evaluation of growth performance and nutritional values of Brachiaria hybrid and Pennisetum purpureum cultivars in Southern Highlands, Tanzania

Improved cultivars (cvs.) of Brachiaria hybrid and Pennisetum purpureum forages have been studied extensively in research settings but still there is a paucity of information about their on-farm performance. This study was therefore set to evaluate the on-farm performance of Brachiaria hybrid cvs. C...

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Published in:	Agricultura Tropica et Subtropica
Main Authors:	Mteta Safiel Kangalu, Massawe Boniface Hussein, Ruvuga Peter Rogers, Maleko David Dawson
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Sciendo 2023-01-01
Subjects:	smallholder dairy farmers dairy cattle nutrition improved forage varieties forage production cultivation period forage biomass
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.2478/ats-2023-0002

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