Forage nutritional characteristics of orchardgrass and perennial ryegrass at five irrigation levels

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 668-675

  Jensen, Kevin B ^a   Waldron, Blair L ^a   Asay, Kay H ^a   Johnson, Douglas A ^a   Monaco, Thomas A ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DETERGENTS; FIBERS; HARVESTING; NUTRITION; PROTEINS; WATER;

ORCHARDGRASS;

IRRIGATION;

DACTYLIS; DACTYLIS GLOMERATA; LOLIUM; LOLIUM PERENNE; POACEAE;

EID: 0037533756     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2003.6680     Document Type: Article

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