Studies on untreated and urea-treated rice straw from three cultivation seasons: 1. Physical and chemical measurements in straw and straw fractions

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 73, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 243-261

  Shen, H Sh ^a   Ni, D B ^b   Sundstol F ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chemical composition; Morphological fractions; Rice straw; Seasons; Urea treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000645609     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-8401(98)00157-6     Document Type: Article

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