Degradability of cell-wall polysaccharides in maize internodes during stalk development

Crop Science

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1047-1051

  Jung, H G ^a,b   Morrison, T A ^c   Buxton, D R ^d  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; CELL WALL; GLUCOSE; INTERNODE; LIGNIN; MAIZE; PLANT GROWTH; XYLOSE;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0031820990     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci1998.0011183X003800040027x     Document Type: Article

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