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species (C. plurinodis and A. congesta) in the communal villages, as opposed to the
Research Farm where there was a high proportion of C. plurinodis. This reduces the
effective amount of grazing since C. plurinodis has a high standing biomass but is of little
value due to terpenes which renders it unpalatable.
Vegetation structure
Table 5 The structure of the vegetation
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Bush density 2608 b
3506 c
1717 a
BU’s ha -1 2330 b
3069 c
1067 a
Grazing 2.6 a 3.5 a
14.5 b
Grass leaf 69.7 b
76.2 b
57.4 a
a,b
Values with different superscripts are significantly different (P