Author:Tjelele, J; Ward, D; Dziba, LDate:Jul 2014The pods of many woody plants form an important part of the diet of livestock during the dry season due to their high nutritive value. However, the dispersal of seeds that remain intact and can potentially germinate after excretion is of ...Read more
Author:Tjelele, TJ; Ward, D; Dziba, LEDate:Feb 2015Seed pods of Dichrostachys cinerea and Acacia nilotica have higher nutritive value than grasses and other browse plants during the dry season and form an important part of the diet of livestock. Seeds of Acacia may be destroyed during passage ...Read more
Author:Tjelele, JT; Dziba, LE; Pule, HTDate:Jan 2012Goats can act as dispersal agents by consuming seed pods of woody plants and dispersing the seeds in feces. Concerns that goats might thereby promote encroachment by woody plant species such as Dichrostachys cinerea (sickle bush) have not ...Read more