Effects of light intensity on growth, anatomy and forage quality of two tropical grasses (Brachiaria brizantha and Panicum maximum var. trichoglume)

Netherlands Journal of Agricultural Science

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 111-124

  Deinum, B ^a   Sulastri, R D ^b   Zeinab, M H J ^c   Maassen, A ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b BRAWIJAYA UNIVERSITY   (Indonesia)

^c Livestock Development Sector   (Somalia)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Brachiaria brizantha (A. Rich) Stapf; Cell walls; Digestibility; Histology; N concentration; Panicum maximum var. trichoglume (K. Schum.) C.E. Hibbard; Plant morphology; Tissue digestion

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000270401     PISSN: 00282928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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