Evaluation of Priority Fodder Trees for Leaf Yield and Nutritional Value at Arba Minch, Ethiopia

Table 1

Sample trees dendrometric parameters and estimated fodder biomass dry matter.

Parameter		Study tree species
		Dg	Ba	Tb
Height (m)		12.5 ± 0.0.22	7.2 ± 0.39	6.8 ± 0.37
Diameter at breast height (cm)		14.8 ± 0.37	43.0 ± 0.70	40.6 ± 0.40
Crown diameter (m)		3.2 ± 0.20	6.8 ± 0.37	5.2 ± 0.37
Fodder trees	Mean no of primary branches/tree and per 5 mature culms per clump	Mean weight (kg) of fresh leaves from single sample branch	Mean weight (kg) of dry leaves from single sample branch	Total leaf yield (kg) dry weight^−1tree^−1 year and per clump
Dg	16 5 culms	3.08	1.62	25.92
Ba	6.6	5.5	2.94	19.40
Tb	8.6	5.42	2.62	22.53

(n = 5 for each spp.) Dg, Dendrocalamus giganteus; 1 clump = ±12 culms; Ba, Balanites aegyptiaca; Tb, and Terminalia brownii.