Nutritive value and physical characteristics of Xaraes palisadegrass as affected by grazing strategy

South African Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 285-293

  Nave, R L G ^a   Pedreira, C G S ^b   Pedreira, B C ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Digestibility; Forage quality; Light interception; Shearing resistance

Indexed keywords

BRACHIARIA; UROCHLOA BRIZANTHA;

EID: 78650184694     PISSN: 03751589     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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