Agricultural Journal

Year: 2012
Volume: 7
Issue: 4
Page No. 264 - 269

Comparison of Nutrient Composition and in vitro Digestion Characteristics of Four Forage Legumes from Two Agro-Ecological Zones of Rwanda

Authors : Rebero Emmanuel and Mupenzi Mutimura

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