Stem characteristics of two forage maize (Zea mays L.) cultivars varying in whole plant digestibility. II. Relation between in vitro rumen fermentation characteristics and anatomical and chemical features within a single internode

NJAS - Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 87-109

  Boon, E J M C ^a   Engels, F M ^a   Struik, Paul C ^a   Cone, J W ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cell wall disapperance; Chemical composition; Gas production system; Sclerenchyma; Section fermentation

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CULTIVAR; DIGESTIBILITY; FERMENTATION; FORAGE; MAIZE;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33745457464     PISSN: 15735214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1573-5214(05)80012-0     Document Type: Article

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