Forage chicory: A plant resource for nutrient-rich sites

Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science

Volumn 189, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 96-104

  Alloush, G A ^a,b   Belesky, D P ^a   Clapham, W M ^a,c  

^a U States Dept Agric Agric R   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c APPALACHIAN FARMING SYSTEMS RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Chicory; Dry matter yield; Ionic strength; Mineral content; Nutritive value

Indexed keywords

FORAGE; LIVESTOCK; NUTRIENT;

CICHORIUM; CICHORIUM INTYBUS;

EID: 0037994190     PISSN: 09312250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-037X.2003.00014.x     Document Type: Article

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