Evolution of yield and quality of sainfoin (Onobrychis viciifolia Scop.) in the spring growth cycle

Agronomie

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 193-201

  Borreani, Giorgio ^a   Peiretti, Pier Giorgio ^b   Tabacco, Ernesto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Codified morphological stage; Digestibility; DM yield; Growing degree days; NDF

Indexed keywords

DIGESTIBILITY; FORAGE; LEGUME; NUTRITIVE VALUE; YIELD;

DESMODIUM; ONOBRYCHIS; ONOBRYCHIS VICIFOLIA; ONOBRYCHIS VICIIFOLIA;

EID: 0242584862     PISSN: 02495627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/agro:2002082     Document Type: Article

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