Growth and forage quality of three Bromus species native to western Canada

Canadian Journal of Plant Science

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 597-603

  May, K W ^a   Stout, D G ^b   Willms, W D ^a   Mir, Z ^a   Coulman, B ^c   Fairey, N A ^d   Hall, J W ^b  

^a LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^c SASKATOON RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^d LACOMBE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acid detergent fibre; Bromus; Crude protein; Dry matter; Dry matter digestibility; Meadow bromegrass; Smooth bromegrass

Indexed keywords

FORAGE; GRASS; GROWTH;

CANADA;

BROMUS; BROMUS ANOMALUS; BROMUS CARINATUS; BROMUS CILIATUS; BROMUS INERMIS; BROMUS RIPARIUS; BROMUS SECALINUS; DACTYLIS GLOMERATA; POACEAE;

EID: 0032410082     PISSN: 00084220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/P98-009     Document Type: Article

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