Effects of Breeding for Quality on Alfalfa Ensilability

Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1305-1309

  Muck, R E ^a   Hintz, R W ^b,c  

^a U S DAIRY FORAGE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b Global Strategic Planning   (United States)

^c W L Research Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Alfalfa; Nutritive quality; Silage; Variety

Indexed keywords

DETERGENTS; FERMENTATION; FIBERS; PH EFFECTS;

ACID DETERGENT FIBERS; ALFALFA ENSILABILITY;

AGRICULTURE;

ALFALFA; CROP IMPROVEMENT; NUTRITIVE VALUE; SILAGE;

MEDICAGO; MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 1042279316     PISSN: 00012351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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