Past and prospects of forage maize breeding in Europe. I. The grass cell wall as a basis of genetic variation and future improvements in feeding value

Maydica

Volumn 50, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 259-274

  Barriere Y ^a   Alber, D ^b   Dolstra, O ^c   Lapierre, C ^d   Motto, M ^e   Ordas, A ^f   Van Waes, J ^g   Vlasminkel, L ^h   Welcker, C ⁱ   Monod, J P ^j  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b KWS SAAT SE   (Germany)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d AGROPARISTECH   (France)

^e Istituto Sperimentale per la Cerealicoltura   (Italy)

^f MISIÓN BIOLÓGICA DE GALICIA CSIC   (Spain)

^g Centrum voor Landbouwkundig Onderzoek Gent CLO / Centre de Recherches Agronomiques Gand   (Belgium)

^h Advanta Seeds BV   (Netherlands)

ⁱ UMR 759 LEPSE   (France)

^j PROMAÏS ^*  (France)

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Author keywords

Corn; Digestibility; Ferulic acid; Germplasm; Ingestibility; Lignin; Maize; pCoumaric acid; Silage

Indexed keywords

POACEAE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33646450727     PISSN: 00256153     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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