Genetic variability in the fodder yield, chemical composition and disappearance of nutrients in brown midrib and white midrib sorghum genotypes

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1303-1308

  Singh, Sultan ^a   Prasad, S V Sai ^a   Katiyar, D S ^a  

^a INDIAN GRASSLAND AND FODDER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Brown Mid Rib; Genotype; Lignin; Nutrient Disappearance

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0141478825     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2003.1303     Document Type: Article

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