African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6863

Full Length Research Paper

Nutritive value assessment of three range plants by chemical and in vitro gas production techniques

Hamid Reza Gharehshekhlou
  • Hamid Reza Gharehshekhlou
  • Department of Agriculture, Rasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Rasht, Iran.
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Behrouz Rasouli
  • Behrouz Rasouli
  • Department of Agriculture, Rasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Rasht, Iran.
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Ali Ahmad Ghotbi
  • Ali Ahmad Ghotbi
  • Department of Agriculture, Rasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Rasht, Iran.
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Bahram Amiri
  • Bahram Amiri
  • Department of Agriculture, Firoozabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Firuzabad, Iran.
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  •  Received: 28 November 2011
  •  Accepted: 30 May 2014
  •  Published: 17 June 2014

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