Studies on untreated and urea-treated rice straw from three cultivation seasons: 3. Histological investigations by light and scanning electron microscopy

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 151-159

  Shen, Heng Sheng ^a   Sundstøl, Frik ^a   Eng, Elisabeth R ^a   Eik, Lars Olav ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Histological analyses; Morphological fraction; Rice straw; Urea treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 0345426328     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-8401(99)00045-0     Document Type: Article

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