Genetic variation and breeding strategies for improved cell wall digestibility in annual forage crops. A review

Animal Research

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 193-228

  Barrière, Yves ^a   Guillet, Carine ^a   Goffner, Deborah ^b   Pichon, Magalie ^b  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique   (France)

Author keywords

Annual forage; Breeding; Cell wall digestibility; Genetic variation; Ingestibility; Lignin; Maize

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; BRASSICA NAPUS VAR. NAPUS; DICOTYLEDONEAE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0038410481     PISSN: 16273583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/animres:2003018     Document Type: Review

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