Agronomic performance and nutritive value of forage legumes in binary mixtures with perennial ryegrass under different defoliation systems

Journal of Agricultural Science

Volumn 149, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 73-84

  Kleen, J ^a   Taube, F ^a   Gierus, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; AGRONOMY; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; DEFOLIATION; DRY MATTER; FORAGE; FRACTIONATION; GRASS; GRAZING; LEGUME; NUTRIENT LOSS; NUTRITIVE VALUE; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PROTEIN; RUMINANT; SILAGE;

BOVIDAE; LOLIUM PERENNE; LOTUS CORNICULATUS; MEDICAGO SATIVA; TRIFOLIUM PRATENSE; TRIFOLIUM REPENS;

EID: 79955125566     PISSN: 00218596     EISSN: 14695146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021859610000456     Document Type: Article

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