Interannual variations of nutrient concentrations in botanical fractions from extensively managed grasslands

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 66, Issue 1-4, 1997, Pages 257-269

  Garcia Ciudad A ^a   Ruano Ramos, A ^a   Vazquez De Aldana B R ^a   Garcia Criado B ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE RECURSOS NATURALES Y AGROBIOLOGÍA DE SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Correlation; Grassland; Interannual variations; Mineral content

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; POACEAE;

EID: 0042131793     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-8401(96)01095-4     Document Type: Article

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