Forage quality variation among maize inbreds: In vitro fiber digestion kinetics and prediction with NIRS

Crop Science

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 205-210

  Jung, H G ^a   Mertens, D R ^b   Buxton, D R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIGESTION; FIBER; GENETIC SELECTION; INBRED LINE; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; KINETICS;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0031910932     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci1998.0011183X003800010034x     Document Type: Article

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