Species, climate and fertilizer effects on grass fibre and protein in tropical environments

Journal of Agricultural Science

Volumn 147, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 555-568

  Tran, H ^a,b   Salgado, P ^b   Lecomte, P ^b  

^a VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Viet Nam)

^b CIRAD   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE EFFECT; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GRASS; GROWTH RATE; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; PROTEIN; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

CHLORIS GAYANA; DACTYLIS; DACTYLIS GLOMERATA; PENNISETUM CLANDESTINUM; PENNISETUM GLAUCUM; POACEAE;

EID: 74149086624     PISSN: 00218596     EISSN: 14695146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021859609008752     Document Type: Article

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