Leucaena forage analysis using near infrared reflectance spectroscopy

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-9

  Wheeler, Robert A ^a   Chancy, William R ^a   Johnson, Keith D ^a   Butler, Larry G ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Forage quality; Leucaena; Near infrared reflectance spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

LEUCAENA;

EID: 0004281874     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-8401(96)01047-4     Document Type: Article

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