Timing corn forage harvest for bunker silos

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 142-146

  Cox, W J ^a   Cherney, J H ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DAIRY PRODUCTS; PROTEINS; SILOS (AGRICULTURAL); YIELD STRESS;

BUNKER SILOS; CRUDE PROTEIN; DRY MATTER CONTENT; VITRO TRUE DIGESTIBILITY;

HARVESTING;

BINS; DAIRY PRODUCTS; FORAGE; HARVESTING; PROTEINS; YIELD;

ZEA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 13544275718     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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