Agronomic characteristics of annual Trifolium legumes and nutritive values as predicted by near-infrared reflectance (NIR) spectroscopy

Crop and Pasture Science

Volumn 62, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1078-1087

  Li, X ^a   Ison, R L ^b   Kellaway, R C ^c   Stimson, C ^c   Annison, G ^d   Joyce, D C ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d Australia Food and Grocery Council   (Australia)

^e DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

annual legume; cell wall polysaccharides; morphology; NIRS; yield.

Indexed keywords

AGRONOMY; ANNUAL PLANT; DRY MATTER; GROWTH RATE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LEGUME; NUTRITIVE VALUE; PHENOLOGY; POLYSACCHARIDE; PREDICTION; SENESCENCE;

TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM MICHELIANUM; TRIFOLIUM RESUPINATUM; TRIFOLIUM SUBTERRANEUM;

EID: 84863351765     PISSN: 18360947     EISSN: 18365795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/CP10158     Document Type: Article

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