Production and nutritive value of grazed simple and complex forage mixtures

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 814-821

  Deak, A ^a   Hall, M H ^a   Sanderson, M A ^b   Archibald, D D ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; NUTRITION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

COMPOSITION DYNAMICS; DRY MATTER (DM); NUTRITIVE VALUE;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

FORAGE; SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT;

BOS TAURUS; DACTYLIS; DACTYLIS GLOMERATA; FESTUCA ARUNDINACEA; POACEAE; TRIFOLIUM REPENS;

EID: 34248998528     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2006.0166     Document Type: Article

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