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African Journal of Range & Forage Science Volume 10, 1993 - Issue 2
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Dry matter yield of herbaceous rangeland plants and livemass gain of Tswana steers in eastern Botswana in response to stocking rate and phosphorus supplementation

G. Tacheba Department of Agricultural Research, Private Bag 0033, Gaborone, Botswana
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W.N. Mphinyane Department of Agricultural Research, Private Bag 0033, Gaborone, Botswana
Pages 103-107 | Received 01 Oct 1991, Accepted 14 Oct 1992, Published online: 29 Oct 2010

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