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Chemical composition of some fodder grasses of the Dar es Salaam region, Tanzania

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Nagineni Sreeramulu
Department of Botany, University of Dar Es Salaam, PO Box 35060, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
Abdallah I. Chande
Department of Botany, University of Dar Es Salaam, PO Box 35060, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
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Grasses
Chemical analysis
Tanzania

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Chemical composition of some fodder grasses of the Dar es Salaam region, Tanzania. (1983). Tropical Agriculture, 60(3). https://journals.sta.uwi.edu/ojs/index.php/ta/article/view/2418
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Abstract

Twenty common Tanzanian fodder grasses were analysed for crude protein, crude fibre, ether extract, carbohydrates, total ash, Na, K and Ca contents. Cynodon dactylon, Panicum infestum, Pennisetum polystachyon, Dactyloctenium geminatum and Hypormenia rufa were found to be rich in protein coupled with low fibre values. Eleusine indica and Cenchrus ciliaris contained high amounts of K.
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