African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6902

Full Length Research Paper

Effect of harvesting stage on yield and nutritive value of antelope grass (Echinochloa pyramidalis) hay under natural pasture in Nuer Zone of Gambella, Ethiopia

Yien Deng Pathot
  • Yien Deng Pathot
  • Abobo Agricultural Research Center, Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, Gambella, Ethiopia.
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Woldegebriel Tesfamariam Berhanu
  • Woldegebriel Tesfamariam Berhanu
  • Pastoral, Agro Pastoral and Special Support Requiring Region Research and Capacity Building, Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, P. O. Box, 2003, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 12 November 2022
  •  Accepted: 24 February 2023
  •  Published: 30 April 2023

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