Growth and chemical composition of wild oat (Avena fatua) under Mediterranean conditions

Grass and Forage Science

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 100-103

  El Shatnawi, M K J ^a   Saoub, H M ^b   Haddad, N I ^b  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Calcium; Crude fibre; Crude protein; Forage; Grass; Leaves; Sheep; Stem

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; FORAGE; GROWTH; NUTRITIVE VALUE;

AJLUN MOUNTAINS; ASIA; EURASIA; JORDAN; MIDDLE EAST;

AVENA; AVENA FATUA; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 2142848653     PISSN: 01425242     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2494.2004.00400.x     Document Type: Article

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