Effect of harvest date and nitrogen fertilization rate on the nutritive value of amaranth forage (Amaranthus hypochondriacus)

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 171, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 6-13

  Abbasi, D ^a   Rouzbehan, Y ^a   Rezaei, J ^a  

^a TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Amaranth forage; Harvest date; Nitrogen fertilization rate; Nutritive value

Indexed keywords

AMARANTHUS; AMARANTHUS CAUDATUS; AMARANTHUS HYPOCHONDRIACUS; BOVIDAE;

EID: 82955233097     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2011.09.014     Document Type: Article

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