The n-alkane concentrations in buds and leaves of browsed broadleaf trees

Journal of Agricultural Science

Volumn 135, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 311-320

  Piasentier, E ^a   Bovolenta, S ^a   Malossini, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033728605     PISSN: 00218596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021859699008230     Document Type: Article

References (24)

1. Developmental changes in leaf epicuticular waxes in relation to foliar penetration
2. Field variations in alkane signatures among plant species in 'degraded' and perennial pastures on the Northern Tablelands of New South Wales
3. Using the n-alkanes of plant cuticular wax to estimate the species composition of herbage mixtures
4. The use of plant wax alkanes as marker substances in studies of the nutrition of herbivores: A review
5. Plant wax components: A new approach to estimating intake and diet composition in herbivores
6. Effects of species, plant part, and plant age on the n-alkane concentrations in the cuticular wax of pasture plants
7. Spray-topping annual grass pasture with glyphosate to delay loss of feeding value during summer. III Quantitative basis of the alkane-based procedures for estimating diet selection and herbage intake by grazing sheep
8. The use of natural occurring and artificially applied n-alkanes as markers for estimation of short-term diet composition and intake in sheep
9. Hydrocarbon constituents of the wax coatings of plant leaves: A taxonomic survey
10. Seasonal, ontogenetic and variety specific changes in the surface wax from apple leaves
11. Evolutionary steps of ecophysiological adaptation and diversification of ruminants: A comparative view of their digestive system
12. The potential for using n-alkanes in tropical forages as a marker for the determination of dry matter intake by grazing ruminants
13. Chemotaxonomic significance of leaf wax alkanes in the Gramineae
14. Chemotaxonomic significance of leaf wax alkanes in the Umbelliferae, Cruciferae and Leguminosae (subf. Papilionoideae)
15. Variability of n-alkane content in a natural pasture and in faeces of grazing dairy cows
16. n-Alkane content of some forages
17. The use of dosed and herbage n-alkanes as markers for the determination of herbage intake
18. Novel approaches to the estimation of intake and bioavailability of radiocaesium in ruminants grazing forested areas
19. The sensitivity of n-alkane analysis to measurement error: Implications for use in the study of diet composition
20. Effect of temperature on alkane extraction from faeces and herbage
21. Changes in the content and constituents of the cuticular wax of Picea abies (L.) Karst, in relation to needle ageing and tree decline in five European forest areas
22. The effects of season and diet composition on the radiocaesium intake by sheep grazing on heather moorland