Dry-matter yields and crude protein and rumen-degradable protein concentrations of three Arachis pintoi ecotypes at different stages of regrowth in the humid tropics

Grass and Forage Science

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 237-243

  Villarreal, M ^a   Cochran, R C ^b   Villalobos, L ^c   Roja Bourrillon A ^d   Rodriguez R ^c   Wickersham, T A ^b  

^a INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO DE COSTA RICA   (Costa Rica)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL   (Costa Rica)

^d UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

Arachis pintoi; Crude protein concentration; Leaf:stem ratio; Period of regrowth; Rumen degradable protein; Rumen undegradable protein; Yield

Indexed keywords

CROP YIELD; DIGESTIBILITY; DRY MATTER; ECOTYPE; PROTEIN; REGROWTH;

CENTRAL AMERICA; COSTA RICA;

ARACHIS PINTOI;

EID: 28244466699     PISSN: 01425242     EISSN: 13652494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2494.2005.00471.x     Document Type: Article

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