Effect of ensiling field bean, field pea and common vetch in different proportions with whole-crop wheat using formic acid or an inoculant on fermentation characteristics

Grass and Forage Science

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 60-78

  Pursiainen, P ^a   Tuori, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Common vetch; Field bean; Field pea; Formic acid; Inoculant; Silage; Wheat; Whole crop

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; CROP PRODUCTION; FERMENTATION; FORMIC ACID; LEGUME; SILAGE; WHEAT;

LACTOBACILLUS PLANTARUM; PISUM SATIVUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; VICIA SATIVA SUBSP. NIGRA;

EID: 39049111090     PISSN: 01425242     EISSN: 13652494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2494.2007.00614.x     Document Type: Article

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