The effect of variety on maize grain and crop residue yield and nutritive value of the stover

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 165-177

  Tolera, Adugna ^a   Berg, Trygve ^b   Sundstøl, Frik ^b  

^a Awassa College of Agriculture   (Ethiopia)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Crop residue; Grain; Maize; Nutritive value; Potential utility index; Stover

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033153136     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-8401(99)00025-5     Document Type: Article

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