Timing of primary growth harvest affects the yield and nutritive value of timothy-red clover mixtures

Agricultural and Food Science in Finland

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 121-134

  Rinne, Marketta ^a   Nykänen, Arja ^b  

^a ANIMAL PRODUCTION RESEARCH   (Finland)

^b FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Botanical composition; Chemical composition; Digestibility; Growth stages; Maturity; Morphology; Phleum pratense; Trifolium pratense

Indexed keywords

PHLEUM PRATENSE; TRIFOLIUM PRATENSE;

EID: 0034340134     PISSN: 12390992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.23986/afsci.5654     Document Type: Article

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