First in vivo assessment of feeding value of Festulolium hybrids derived from Festuca arundinacea var. glaucescens and selection for palatability

Plant Breeding

Volumn 115, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 238-244

  Ghesquiere M ^a   Emile, J C ^a   Jadas Hecart J ^a   Mousset, C ^a   Traineau, R ^a   Poisson, C ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Festuca arundinacea var. glaucescens; forage quality; in vitro digestibility; in vivo digestibility; intergeneric hybridization; Lolium multiflorum; palatability; voluntary intake

Indexed keywords

FESTUCA; FESTUCA ARUNDINACEA; FESTUCA GLAUCESCENS; FESTULOLIUM; LOLIUM; LOLIUM MULTIFLORUM; OVIS ARIES; SCHEDONORUS ARUNDINACEUS; SCHEDONORUS ARUNDINACEUS VAR. GLAUCESCENS;

EID: 0029910059     PISSN: 01799541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0523.1996.tb00910.x     Document Type: Article

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