Influence of Bt transgenes on cell wall lignification and digestibility of maize stover for silage

Crop Science

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1781-1789

  Jung, H G ^a   Sheaffer, C C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; OSTRINIA NUBILALIS; ZEA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 4444324256     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2004.1781     Document Type: Article

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