Effects of N fertilisation, leaf appearance and time of day on N fractionation and chemical composition of Lolium perenne cultivars in spring

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 173, Issue 3-4, 2012, Pages 210-219

  Bryant, R H ^a   Gregorini, P ^b   Edwards, G R ^a  

^a LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b DAIRYNZ   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Crude protein; Digestibility; Fibre; Perennial ryegrass

Indexed keywords

LOLIUM PERENNE;

EID: 84858795995     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2012.02.003     Document Type: Article

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