Crop management factors influencing yield and quality of crop residues

Field Crops Research

Volumn 84, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 57-77

  Reddy, B V S ^a   Reddy, P Sanjana ^a   Bidinger, F ^a   Blummel M ^b  

^a International Crop Research Institute for the Semi Arid Tropics   (India)

^b INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Crop residue; Crude fibre; Crude protein; Dry matter yield; Fertiliser; Fodder; In vitro digestibility; Legumes; Lignin; Neutral detergent fibre; Nutritive value; Pearl millet; Sorghum; Stover

Indexed keywords

AGRONOMY; BACTERIA; CULTIVATION; FEEDSTOCKS; FERTILIZERS; GENES; HARVESTING; HERBICIDES; IRRIGATION; PRODUCTIVITY;

CROP MANAGEMENT; FORAGE QUALITY;

CROPS;

CROP PRODUCTION; CROP RESIDUE; FODDER; INOCULATION; IRRIGATION; LIVESTOCK FARMING; WEED CONTROL; YIELD;

ANIMALIA; AZOTOBACTER; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOVIDAE; PENNISETUM GLAUCUM;

EID: 0348047246     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4290(03)00141-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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