Condensed tannin concentrations found in vegetative and mature forage legumes grown in western Canada

Canadian Journal of Plant Science

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 669-675

  Berard, N C ^a   Wang, Y ^b   Wittenberg, K M ^a   Krause, D O ^a   Coulman, B E ^c   Mcallister, T A ^b   Ominski, K H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Birdsfoot trefoil; Condensed tannin; Purple prairie clover; Sainfoin

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; ALCOHOL; DIET; FORAGE; GROWING SEASON; LEGUME; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PRAIRIE; RUMINANT; TANNIN;

CANADA;

ASTRAGALUS CICER; BOVIDAE; CICER ARIETINUM; DALEA LASIATHERA; DALEA PURPUREA; LOTUS CORNICULATUS; MEDICAGO SATIVA; ONOBRYCHIS; ONOBRYCHIS VICIIFOLIA; TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM HYBRIDUM;

EID: 79960414626     PISSN: 00084220     EISSN: 19181833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/cjps10153     Document Type: Article

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