What can be learned from silage breeding programs?

Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology

Volumn 148, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 261-270

  Lorenz, Aaron J ^a   Coors, James G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Corn stover; Quality; Repeatability; Silage breeding

Indexed keywords

ENERGY CONVERSION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ETHANOL; FORESTRY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; RAW MATERIALS; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS;

BREEDING PROGRAMS; CELL WALL DIGESTIBILITY; CELLULOSIC ETHANOL; CELLULOSIC FEEDSTOCKS; CORN SILAGE; CORN STOVER; CORN STOVERS; DAIRY PRODUCTION; ENERGY AVAILABILITY; GENETIC IMPROVEMENTS; GENETIC MANIPULATIONS; NEAR-INFRARED SPECTROSCOPIES; QUALITY; RAPID CHARACTERIZATION; REPEATABILITY; SILAGE BREEDING;

FEEDSTOCKS;

ALCOHOL;

ALCOHOL PRODUCTION; BREEDING; CELL WALL; CORN; CROSS BREEDING; DAIRY INDUSTRY; DIGESTION; ENERGY; GENETIC TRAIT; MEASUREMENT; NEAR INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; REVIEW; SILAGE;

AGRICULTURE; CELLULOSE; ETHANOL; GENETIC ENHANCEMENT; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; SILAGE; ZEA MAYS;

BREEDING; CELLULOSE; CORN; DIGESTIBILITY; ENERGY; ETHANOL; FORESTRY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; QUALITY; RAW MATERIALS; SAMPLES; SILAGE; SPECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 49349111936     PISSN: 02732289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12010-007-8116-9     Document Type: Review

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