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Salsola (Salsola rabieana)

IMPORTANT INFORMATION: This datasheet is pending revision and updating; its contents are currently derived from FAO's Animal Feed Resources Information System (1991-2002) and from Bo Göhl's Tropical Feeds (1976-1982).

Datasheet

Description
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Species 

Salsola rabieana I. Verd. [Chenopodiaceae]

Synonyms 
Salsola rabieana C.A.Sm. ex Verdoorn
Feed categories 
Related feed(s) 
Description 
Shrub up to 0.7 m high, but usually smaller, with woody branches laterally flattened and often covered with tubercles from old branches. The broad leaves are very succulent. The fruit is spherical with a crown of semitranslucent wings. Occurs often on soils with surface lime.
Nutritional aspects
Ruminants 
Readily browsed by goats and sheep.
Nutritional tables
Tables of chemical composition and nutritional value 
References
References 
Groenewald, J. W.; Joubert, D. M.; Tölken, H., 1967. The chemical composition of South African fodder plants. Proc. S. Afr. Soc. Anim. Prod., 6: 117-128
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Datasheet citation 

DATASHEET UNDER CONSTRUCTION. DO NOT QUOTE. https://feedipedia.org/node/98 Last updated on March 16, 2010, 17:13

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