Sainfoin (Onobrychis viciifolia): A beneficial forage legume

Plant Genetic Resources: Characterisation and Utilisation

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 70-85

  Hayot Carbonero, Christine ^a   Mueller Harvey, Irene ^b   Brown, Terence A ^c   Smith, Lydia ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL BOTANY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

anthelmintic properties; forage legume; greenhouse gas emissions; Onobrychis viciifolia (sainfoin); sustainable agriculture; tannin protein utilization

Indexed keywords

ONOBRYCHIS; ONOBRYCHIS VICIIFOLIA;

EID: 84863393077     PISSN: 14792621     EISSN: 1479263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1479262110000328     Document Type: Article

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