Grazing evaluation of big bluestems bred for improved forage yield and digestibility

Crop Science

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 2288-2292

  Mitchell, R B ^a   Vogel, K P ^a   Klopfenstein, T J ^a   Anderson, B E ^a   Masters, R A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b DOW AGROSCIENCES LLC   (United States)

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ANDROPOGON; ANDROPOGON GERARDII; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 27644442729     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2004.0716     Document Type: Article

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