Tiller development influences seasonal change in cell wall digestibility of big bluestem (Andropogon gerardii)

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 79-88

  MacAdam, Jennifer W ^a,b   Kerley, Monty S ^a   Piwonka, Edward J ^a,c   Sisson, Donald W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Andropogon gerardii; Big bluestem; Cell wall composition; Cell wall digestibility; Cell wall monomeric components; Phenolic acids; Tiller development; Warm season grasses

Indexed keywords

ANDROPOGON GERARDII;

EID: 0030063495     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0010(199601)70:1<79::AID-JSFA469>3.0.CO;2-0     Document Type: Article

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