Stem characteristics of two forage maize (Zea mays L.) cultivars varying in whole plant digestibility. III. Intra-stem variability in anatomy, chemical composition and in vitro rumen fermentation

NJAS - Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 101-122

  Boon, E J M C ^a   Struik, Paul C ^a   Tamminga, S ^a   Engels, F M ^a   Cone, J W ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Fermentability; Gas production system; Sclerenchyma; Section fermentation

Indexed keywords

CELL ORGANELLE; CULTIVAR; DIGESTIBILITY; FERMENTATION; FORAGE; MAIZE; STEM;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 60449084868     PISSN: 15735214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1573-5214(08)80019-X     Document Type: Article

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