Forage quality of seeded native grassess in the fall season on the Canadian Prairie Provinces

Canadian Journal of Plant Science

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 503-509

  Jefferson, Paul G ^a   McCaughey, W Paul ^b   May, Ken ^c   Woosaree, Jay ^d   McFarlane, Linden ^e  

^a SWIFT CURRENT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

^b BRANDON RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^c Ag Quest Inc   (Canada)

^d ALBERTA RESEARCH COUNCIL   (Canada)

^e AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

C3 grasses; C4 grasses; Fiber; Forage quality; P; Protein

Indexed keywords

AUTUMN; FORAGE; NUTRITIVE VALUE; PRAIRIE;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

ELYMUS; ELYMUS KRONOKENSIS SUBALPINUS; ELYMUS LANCEOLATUS; LEYMUS; LEYMUS RACEMOSUS; NASELLA VIRIDULA; PASCOPYRUM SMITHII; POACEAE; SORGHASTRUM; SORGHASTRUM NUTANS;

EID: 3342958331     PISSN: 00084220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/P03-145     Document Type: Article

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