History of silage

Silage Science and Technology

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 1-30

  Wilkinson, J M ^a   Bolsen, K K ^b   Lin, C J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Mennel Milling Company   (United States)

Author keywords

Byproducts; Mower conditioners; Silage making; Silage preservation; Tropical forages

Indexed keywords

EID: 85102912991     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.2134/agronmonogr42.c1     Document Type: Chapter

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