Physical strength and its relation to leaf anatomical characteristics of nine forage grasses

Australian Journal of Botany

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 799-804

  Ji, Min Zhang ^a,b   Hongo, Akio ^a   Akimoto, Masahiro ^a  

^a OBIHIRO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; FORAGE;

CHLORIS; CHLORIS GAYANA; CYNODON; CYNODON DACTYLON; DACTYLIS; DACTYLIS GLOMERATA; FESTUCA; LOLIUM; LOLIUM PERENNE; PASPALUM; PASPALUM DILATATUM; PHLEUM PRATENSE; POA; POA PRATENSIS; POACEAE; SCHEDONORUS ARUNDINACEUS; SORGHUM HALEPENSE;

EID: 13444282521     PISSN: 00671924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/BT03049     Document Type: Article

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