Preharvest plant factors affecting ensiling

Silage Science and Technology

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 199-250

  Buxton, Dwayne R ^a   O'Kiely, Padraig ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b GRANGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Buffering capacity; Crop management; Ensiling; Microorganism; Nitrogenous compounds; Nonstructural carbohydrates

Indexed keywords

EID: 85102914470     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.2134/agronmonogr42.c5     Document Type: Chapter

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