Combining ability for protein degradability in alfalfa

Crop Science

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 128-131

  Rooney, W L ^a   Skinner, D Z ^b   Fritz, J O ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOVIDAE; MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 0031024591     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci1997.0011183X003700010022x     Document Type: Article

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