Beneficial Effects of Temperate Forage Legumes that Contain Condensed Tannins

Agriculture (Switzerland)

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 475-491

  Macadam, Jennifer W ^a   Villalba, Juan J ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Birdsfoot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus L.); Proanthocyanidin; Sainfoin (Onobrychis viciifolia Scop.)

Indexed keywords

EID: 85006721499     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20770472     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/agriculture5030475     Document Type: Review

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