Effects of sodium sulphate and potassium chloride fertilizers on the nutritive value of timothy grown on different soils

Agricultural and Food Science in Finland

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 105-119

  Huhtanen, Pekka ^a   Ahvenjärvi, Seppo ^a   Heikkilä, Terttu ^a  

^a ANIMAL PRODUCTION RESEARCH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Digestibility; Gas production; Grasses; In vitro; Phosphorus; Rumen model; Sulphur

Indexed keywords

LOLIUM PERENNE; PHLEUM PRATENSE; POACEAE;

EID: 0034358402     PISSN: 12390992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.23986/afsci.5653     Document Type: Article

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