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Nutritive value of some forest plants of melghat tiger reserve (Maharashtra) Deshmukh Vilas R. Department of Botany, Vidya Bharati Mahavidyalaya, Camp, Amravati.-444 602. (M.S.). Abstract Chemical composition of 20 common forest plants from Melghat tiger reserve was studied. The crude protein content in the foliage ranged from 8.3 to 23.1%, crude fat from 1.5 to 11.5%, crude fibre from of 10.5 to 37.0%, while Ash content from 4.0 to 19.8%. Wide variation in the chemical composition was observed however, some of the plants i.e. Citro/us co/ocynthus, Clitoria biflora, Flacourtia indica may be recommended as fodder on the basis of their protein and fat content. Top Key words Forest plants, Melghat Tiger Reserve, chemical composition, nutritive value. Top | |
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