African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6859

Full Length Research Paper

Effect of cutting time on agronomic and nutritional characteristics of nine commercial cultivars of Brachiaria grass compared with Napier grass during establishment under semi-arid conditions in Rwanda

Mupenzi Mutimura
  • Mupenzi Mutimura
  • Department of Animal Production, Kigal Rwanda Agriculture Board (RAB), P. O. Box 5016 Rwanda.
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Cyprian Ebong
  • Cyprian Ebong
  • Department of Animal Production, Kigal Rwanda Agriculture Board (RAB), P. O. Box 5016 Rwanda.
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Idupulapati M. Rao
  • Idupulapati M. Rao
  • International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), A. A. 6713, Cali, Colombia.
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Ignatius V. Nsahlai
  • Ignatius V. Nsahlai
  • Department of Animal Science and Poultry Science, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, School of Agricultural, Pietermaritzburg Campus, Private Bag X01, Scottsville, 3209, South Africa.
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  •  Received: 23 May 2017
  •  Accepted: 19 July 2017
  •  Published: 31 August 2017

How to cite this article

APA /
Mutimura, M., Ebong, C., Rao, I. M., & Nsahlai, I. V. (2017). Effect of cutting time on agronomic and nutritional characteristics of nine commercial cultivars of Brachiaria grass compared with Napier grass during establishment under semi-arid conditions in Rwanda. African Journal of Agricultural Research, 12(35), 2692-2703.
Chicago /
Mupenzi Mutimura, Cyprian Ebong, Idupulapati M. Rao, and Ignatius V. Nsahlai. "Effect of cutting time on agronomic and nutritional characteristics of nine commercial cultivars of Brachiaria grass compared with Napier grass during establishment under semi-arid conditions in Rwanda." African Journal of Agricultural Research 12, no. 35 (2017): 2692-2703.
MLA /
Mupenzi Mutimura, et al. "Effect of cutting time on agronomic and nutritional characteristics of nine commercial cultivars of Brachiaria grass compared with Napier grass during establishment under semi-arid conditions in Rwanda." African Journal of Agricultural Research 12.35 (2017): 2692-2703.
DOI /
https://doi.org/10.5897/AJAR2017.12474
URL /
https://academicjournals.org/journal/AJAR/article-abstract/12776D865777

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