Mineral dynamics in forages of the Northern Great Plains

Journal of Range Management

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 234-240

  Grings, E E ^a   Haferkamp, M R ^a   Heitschmidt, R K ^a   Karl, M G ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

forage quality; grasslands; nutritive value; trace elements

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BROMUS; PASCOPYRUM SMITHII; POACEAE;

EID: 0029835558     PISSN: 0022409X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4002884     Document Type: Article

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