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dc.contributor.authorMuthuri, F M
dc.contributor.authorKinyamario, J I
dc.date.accessioned2013-07-18T13:07:36Z
dc.date.available2013-07-18T13:07:36Z
dc.date.issued1989
dc.identifier.citationMuthuri, F. M., & Kinyamario, J. I. (1989). Nutritive value of papyrus (Cyperus papyrus, Cyperaceae), a tropical emergent macrophyte. Economic Botany, 43(1), 23-30.en
dc.identifier.urihttp://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF02859321
dc.identifier.urihttp://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/49017
dc.description.abstractPapyrus (Cyperus papyrus, Cyperaceae) covers large areas in tropical African wetlands. Analysis of its nutritive value has revealed that crude protein is higher in umbels than culms. Ruminai dry matter digestibility of papyrus is, however, higher in culms than umbels. Both the crude protein and ruminai dry matter digestibility decrease with increasing age of the plant. Values for crude protein and ruminai dry matter digestibility are similar to those reported for the range grasses that constitute the greatest percentage of forage in East Africa. In general, papyrus has some grazing potential and could be used as fodder especially in the dry season when other forage is scarce and of low nutritive value.en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherUniversity of Nairobien
dc.titleNutritive value of papyrus (Cyperus papyrus, Cyperaceae), a tropical emergent macrophyteen
dc.typeArticleen
local.publisherDepartment of Botanyen


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