Harvest fractionation of alfalfa

Transactions of the ASABE

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 713-718

  Shinners, Kevin J ^a,e   Herzmann, Matthew E ^b   Binversie, Benjamin N ^c   Digman, Matthew F ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b Woods Equipment Co   (United States)

^c Burns Best Inc   (United States)

^d U S DAIRY FORAGE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^e 460 Henry Mall ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Alfalfa; Biomass; Drying rate; Ensiling; Fractionation; Leaves; Lucerne

Indexed keywords

ALFALFA; DRYING RATE; ENSILING; LEAVES; LUCERNE;

AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY; BIOMASS; DRYING; FEEDSTOCKS; FRACTIONATION; HARVESTING;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ALFALFA; DRY MATTER; FODDER; FRACTIONATION; HARVESTING; LEAF; PHYTOMASS; REGROWTH; RUMINANT; YIELD RESPONSE;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; LUCERNE [SWITZERLAND]; SWITZERLAND;

BOVIDAE; MEDICAGO SATIVA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 34447538203     PISSN: 21510032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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