Latitudinal variation in ambient UV-B radiation is an important determinant of Lolium perenne forage production, quality, and digestibility

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 64, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 2193-2204

  Comont, David ^a   Winters, Ana ^a   Gomez, Leonardo D ^b   McQueen Mason, Simon J ^b   Gwynn Jones, Dylan ^a  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbohydrate; digestibility; forage quality; growth; phenolics; ultraviolet B

Indexed keywords

BIOFUEL; CARBOHYDRATE; COUMARIC ACID; FLAVONOID; FRUCTOSE; GLUCOSE; SUCROSE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; DIGESTION; FORAGE QUALITY; GEOGRAPHY; GROWTH; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LOLIUM; PHENOLICS; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION RESPONSE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET-B.;

CARBOHYDRATE; DIGESTIBILITY; FORAGE QUALITY; GROWTH; PHENOLICS; ULTRAVIOLET-B.;

ANIMALS; BIOFUELS; BIOMASS; CATTLE; COUMARIC ACIDS; DIGESTION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FLAVONOIDS; FRUCTOSE; GEOGRAPHY; GLUCOSE; LOLIUM; SUCROSE; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 84877932441     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ert077     Document Type: Article

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