Effect of maturity on chemical composition, sugar contents, leaf to stem ratio and in vitro dry matter digestibility of various sorghum cultivars at different stages of maturity

Indian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 541-544

  Singh, Sultan ^a   Katiyar, D S ^a  

^a INDIAN GRASSLAND AND FODDER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Animal nutrition; Cultivars; Fibre fractions; Fodder; Nutritive value; Stage; Sugar

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE; LIGNIN;

ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROP; CULTIVAR; DIGESTION; EVALUATION; FIBER; FLOWERING; GRAIN; HARVEST; IN VITRO STUDY; MATURATION; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT CONTENT; PLANT LEAF; PLANT STEM; SORGHUM;

ANIMALIA; SUGARCANE STREAK VIRUS;

EID: 0141456463     PISSN: 03678318     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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