Kenaf Dry Matter Production, Chemical Composition, and In Situ Disappearance When Harvested at Different Intervals

Professional Animal Scientist

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 34-39

  Phillips, W A ^a   Fitch, G Q ^b   McCollum, F T ^c  

^a USDA ARS GRAZINGLANDS RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Digestibility; Fallow Crop; Kenaf; Yield

Indexed keywords

EID: 0010863307     PISSN: 10807446     EISSN: 1525318X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15232/S1080-7446(15)31721-6     Document Type: Article

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