Ecology of Some Non-Conventional Forage Weeds in Nile Delta, Egypt

ISBN-13: 9783659528880 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 160 str.

Ahmed Abd. El-Gawad; Ibrahim Mashaly; El-Sayed El-Halawany

Opis

Egypt, like other countries of the third world, located in the arid/semi-arid region, is facing three major problems namely: high rate of population increase, limited renewable natural resources, limited production of food, forage and raw materials for industrial purposes. This book describes the ecology of forage communities in the Nile Delta region, Egypt. Also explore important soil variables affecting the distribution of these communities. The phytochemical and anatomical analysis revealed that some of these forage species could be used as a natural resources for animal feed especially in summer season where shortage of green fodder increase.