Recent advances in silage microbiology

Agricultural and Food Science

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 3-15

  Muck, Richard E ^a  

^a U S DAIRY FORAGE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerobic stability; Inoculants; Lactic acid bacteria; PCR

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI;

EID: 84878684125     PISSN: 14596067     EISSN: 17951895     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.23986/afsci.6718     Document Type: Review

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