Nutritive value of two meadows and relationships with some vegetation traits

Grass and Forage Science

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 325-334

  Andueza, D ^a   Cruz, P ^b   Farruggia, A ^a   Baumont, R ^a   Picard, F ^a   Michalet Doreau, B ^a  

^a UMR1213 HERBIVORES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

Author keywords

Botanical composition; Chemical composition; In vivo digestibility; Plant functional types; Vegetation traits

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DIGESTIBILITY; DRY MATTER; GRASS; GROWTH MODELING; MEADOW; NUTRITIVE VALUE; SIZE AT MATURITY;

POACEAE;

EID: 77955248300     PISSN: 01425242     EISSN: 13652494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2494.2010.00750.x     Document Type: Article

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