Effects of nitrogen rate and regrowth interval on perennial ryegrass fatty acid content during the growing season

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 100, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1371-1379

  Witkowska, Izabela Magdalena ^a   Wever, Christie ^a   Gort, Gerrit ^a   Elgersma, Anjo ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIDS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FATTY ACIDS; TURBULENT FLOW;

ACID CONTENTS; CUTTING REGIMES; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS; FORAGE QUALITY; GROWING SEASONS; LOLIUM PERENNE; NITROGEN RATE; PERENNIAL RYE GRASS; POSITIVE EFFECTS; SEASONAL VARIATIONS;

CUTTING;

ANIMALIA; LOLIUM PERENNE;

EID: 53149105502     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2007.0215     Document Type: Article

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