The n-alkane profile of some native and cultivated forages in Canada

Canadian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 465-469

  Boadi, D A ^a   Moshtaghi Nia, S A ^a   Wittenberg, K M ^a   McCaughey, W P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cultivar; Forage species; Location; N alkanes

Indexed keywords

BROMUS; BROMUS SECALINUS; DACTYLIS; PHALARIS; PHALARIS ARUNDINACEA; PHLEUM PRATENSE; PHRAGMITES; POACEAE; PSATHYROSTACHYS JUNCEA; SCHIZACHYRIUM; SORGHASTRUM;

EID: 0036760554     PISSN: 00083984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/A01-084     Document Type: Article

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