A study on densification of timoty (Phleum pratense) hay at different moisture content

Asian Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 704-707

  Ghazanfari, Ahmad ^a   Opoku, A ^b   Tabil, L ^b  

^a SHAHID BAHONAR UNIVERSITY OF KERMAN   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Compression; Density; Moisture content; Thickness; Timothy hay

Indexed keywords

PHLEUM PRATENSE;

EID: 34447328765     PISSN: 16823974     EISSN: 18125697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ajps.2007.704.707     Document Type: Article

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