A comparative study of alfalfa and Medicago truncatula stem traits: Morphology, chemical composition, and ruminal digestibility

Crop Science

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1672-1680

  Schnurr, Judy A ^a,c   Jung, Hans Joachim G ^b   Samac, Deborah A ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c CARGILL INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEDICAGO SATIVA; MEDICAGO TRUNCATULA;

EID: 34547588200     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2006.12.0762     Document Type: Article

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