Introduction and management of vetch/barley forage mixtures in the rainfed areas of Pakistan 2*. Forage quality

Australian Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 11-19

  Qamar, I A ^a   Keatinge, J D H ^b   Mohammad, Noor ^a   Ali, Asghar ^c   Khan, M Ajmal ^a  

^a NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^c Arid Zone Research Centre   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Digestibility; Mediterranean type environments; Nitrogen; Protein content

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH; BARLEY; FORAGE; LEGUME;

ISLAMABAD; PAKISTAN; QUETTA;

HORDEUM; VICIA;

EID: 0032948542     PISSN: 00049409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/A98042     Document Type: Article

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