Evaluation of intensive forage conditioning with a modified disk mower

Applied Engineering in Agriculture

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 709-714

  Savoie, P ^a,b   Asselin, N ^a,c   Lajoie, J ^b   Tremblay, D ^a,b  

^a ASAE ^*  (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^c B and R Choinière Ltd   (Canada)

Author keywords

Drying; Forage; Hay; Intensive forage conditioning; Maceration

Indexed keywords

COMPACTION; DISKS (MACHINE COMPONENTS); DRYING; LAWN MOWERS;

DISK MOWERS; FORAGE; FORAGE CONDITIONING; MACERATION;

AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY;

EID: 0031269344     PISSN: 08838542     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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