Use of N-alkanes for estimations of botanical composition in samples with different proportions of brachiaria brizantha and arachis pintoi;Uso de N-aleanos na estimativa da composição botânica em amostras com diferentes proporções de brachiaria brizantha e arachis pintoi

Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1468-1474

  Côrtes, Cristiano ^a   Damasceno, Julio César ^a   Paine, Rafael Cesário ^b   Fukumoto, Nelson Massaru ^a   De Rêgo, Fabíola Cristine Almeida ^a   Cecato, Ulysses ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF MARINGÁ   (Brazil)

^b CNPQ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Association of pastures; Botanical composition; Gas chromatography; Markers; Selectivity

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ARACHIS PINTOI; BRACHIARIA; UROCHLOA BRIZANTHA;

EID: 31544479536     PISSN: 15163598     EISSN: 15163598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1516-35982005000500006     Document Type: Article

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