Corn silage

Silage Science and Technology

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 547-608

  Allen, Michael S ^a   Coors, James G ^b   Roth, Gregory W ^c  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acid detergent fiber; Alfalfa; Corn silage; Dry matter concentration; Energy concentration; Harvest height; Starch digestibility

Indexed keywords

EID: 85102915711     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.2134/agronmonogr42.c12     Document Type: Chapter

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