Effects of polyethylene colour and thickness on grass silage quality

Grass and Forage Science

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 239-248

  Snell, H G J ^a   Oberndorfer, C ^a   Lucke W ^a   Van Den Weghe, H F A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Film cover; Grass silage; Plastic film; Polyethylene; Test apparatus

Indexed keywords

PLASTIC; SILAGE;

EID: 1642505514     PISSN: 01425242     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2494.2003.00375.x     Document Type: Article

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