Maturation effects on forage quality of Kentucky bluegrass

Canadian Journal of Plant Science

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 75-80

  Hockensmith, R L ^a   Sheaffer, C C ^a   Marten, G C ^a   Halgerson, J L ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

forage quality; leaves; perennial grass; Poa pratense L.; stems

Indexed keywords

BROMUS; BROMUS INERMIS; BROMUS SECALINUS; DACTYLIS; DACTYLIS GLOMERATA; FESTUCA; PHALARIS; PHALARIS ARUNDINACEA; PHALARIS ARUNDINACEAE; PHLEUM PRATENSE; PHRAGMITES; POA; POA PRATENSIS; POACEAE; SCHEDONORUS ARUNDINACEUS; FESTUCA ARUNDINACEA;

FORAGE QUALITY; KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS; MATURATION; PASTURE;

USA;

EID: 0031466091     PISSN: 00084220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/P95-200     Document Type: Article

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