Daily carbohydrate accumulation in eight tall fescue cultivars

Grass and Forage Science

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 413-421

  Shewmaker, G E ^a   Mayland, H F ^b   Roberts, C A ^c   Harrison, P A ^d   Chatterton, N J ^d   Sleper, D A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^d USDA ARS Forage and Range Research Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Glucose; NIRS; Sucrose; Total non structural carbohydrates

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; DIURNAL VARIATION; FORAGE; GRASS;

BOVIDAE; FESTUCA ARUNDINACEA;

EID: 33845564877     PISSN: 01425242     EISSN: 13652494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2494.2006.00550.x     Document Type: Article

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