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