Seasonal distribution of nutrients in plants of seven browse species in Louisiana

R.M. Blair; E.A. Epps

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Seasonal distribution of nutrients in plants of seven browse species in Louisiana

Informally Refereed

Authors:

R.M. Blair, E.A. Epps

Year:

1969

Type:

Research Paper

Station:

Southern Research Station

Source:

Research Paper SO-RP-51. New Orleans, LA: USDA-Forest Service, Southern Forest Experiment Station. 35 p.

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Abstract

Contents of dry matter, protein, ether extract, crude fiber, nitrogen-free extract, ash, calcium, and phosphorus were determined for 2 years in leaves, twig tips, and twig bases. Species studied were American beautyberry, sweetgum, blackgum, common greenbrier, yellow jessamine, loblolly pine, and common sweetleaf.

Keywords

nutrient composition, browse, forage, pine-hardwood forest, white-tailed deer

Citation

Blair, R.M.; Epps, E.A., Jr. 1969. Seasonal distribution of nutrients in plants of seven browse species in Louisiana. Research Paper SO-RP-51. New Orleans, LA: USDA-Forest Service, Southern Forest Experiment Station. 35 p.