The content of insoluble fibre and crude protein value of the aboveground biomass of Amaranthus cruentus and A· hypochondriacus

Czech Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 52, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 348-353

  Pisarikova, B ^a   Peterka, J ^b   Trckova M ^a   Moudry J ^b   Zraly Z ^a   Herzig, I ^a  

^a VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

ADF acid detergent fibre; ADL acid detergent lignin; Amaranth varieties; NDF neutral detergent fibre; Vegetation stage

Indexed keywords

AMARANTHUS; AMARANTHUS CAUDATUS; AMARANTHUS CRUENTUS; AMARANTHUS HYPOCHONDRIACUS; ANIMALIA;

EID: 35848933701     PISSN: 12121819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17221/2339-cjas     Document Type: Article

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