Preference for smooth bromegrass clones is affected by divergent selection for nutritive value

Crop Science

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 690-695

  Falkner, L K ^a   Casler, M D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROMUS INERMIS; CLONE; DETERGENT; DETERMINATION OF CONTENT; DRY MATTER; GRAZING; NUTRIENT; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; OVIES ARIES;

ANIMALIA; BROMUS; BROMUS INERMIS; BROMUS SECALINUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0031865720     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci1998.0011183X003800030011x     Document Type: Article

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