Improvement of time-driven models of lamina cocksfoot digestibility by a process-based model to take account of plant N nutrition and defoliation

Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science

Volumn 194, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 401-412

  Duru, M ^a,b  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

Author keywords

Cutting; Development; Growth; Leaf ageing; Metabolic compartment; Structural compartment; Sward structure

Indexed keywords

AGING; DEFOLIATION; DIGESTIBILITY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; METABOLISM; MODELING; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; REGROWTH; SUMMER;

DACTYLIS GLOMERATA;

EID: 52449112433     PISSN: 09312250     EISSN: 1439037X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-037X.2008.00331.x     Document Type: Article

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