Changes in leaf area index, forage quality and above-ground biomass in grazed and ungrazed rangelands of eastern anatolia region;Doǧu anadolu bölgesinde korunan ve otlatılan mera kesimlerinde toprak üstü biyoması, ot kalitesi ve yaprak alan i̇ndeksinin deǧişimi

Tarim Bilimleri Dergisi

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 217-223

  Erkovan, H Ibrahim ^a   Gullap, M Kerim ^a   Dasci, Mahmut ^a   Koc, Ali ^a  

^a ATATÜRK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

ADF; Crude protein; Leaf area index; NDF; Rangeland; Specific leaf weight

Indexed keywords

EID: 73649094421     PISSN: 13007580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1501/tarimbil_0000001094     Document Type: Article

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