The economic benefits of forage improvement in the United States

Euphytica

Volumn 154, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 263-270

  Bouton, Joe ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b PLANT BIOLOGY DIVISION   (United States)

Author keywords

Bio energy; Biotechnology; Breeding; Economic Value; Ecosystems; Forages; Grasses; Legumes

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; MEDICAGO SATIVA; PANICUM VIRGATUM; POACEAE;

EID: 33847782146     PISSN: 00142336     EISSN: 15735060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10681-006-9220-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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