Ruminant assay for rapidly estimating plant residue decomposability in the field

Field litterbag decomposition study, through widely accepted for examining decomposition of plant residues, is time consuming, as it requires several months to complete. An experiment was conducted to explore the possibility to introduce ruminant nylonbag assay which only takes 3-4 days, to plant re...

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Autores principales: Tian, G., Kang, B., Lambourne, L.J.
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 1996
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/103908
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author Tian, G.
Kang, B.
Lambourne, L.J.
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Lambourne, L.J.
Tian, G.
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Kang, B.
Lambourne, L.J.
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description Field litterbag decomposition study, through widely accepted for examining decomposition of plant residues, is time consuming, as it requires several months to complete. An experiment was conducted to explore the possibility to introduce ruminant nylonbag assay which only takes 3-4 days, to plant residue decomposition studies for agricultural purpose. Results showed decomposability of plant residues, measured using the ruminant nylon bag significantly correlated with those using the litterbags, indicating that the ruminant nylonbag assay, widely used for studying herbage breakdown in animal nutrition research, can be used for rapidly estimating the decomposability of plant residues in the field.
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spelling CGSpace1039082023-06-13T05:47:42Z Ruminant assay for rapidly estimating plant residue decomposability in the field Tian, G. Kang, B. Lambourne, L.J. fields plant residues herbage crops decomposition ruminants Field litterbag decomposition study, through widely accepted for examining decomposition of plant residues, is time consuming, as it requires several months to complete. An experiment was conducted to explore the possibility to introduce ruminant nylonbag assay which only takes 3-4 days, to plant residue decomposition studies for agricultural purpose. Results showed decomposability of plant residues, measured using the ruminant nylon bag significantly correlated with those using the litterbags, indicating that the ruminant nylonbag assay, widely used for studying herbage breakdown in animal nutrition research, can be used for rapidly estimating the decomposability of plant residues in the field. 1996 2019-10-03T14:30:52Z 2019-10-03T14:30:52Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/103908 en Limited Access Tian, G., Kang, B.T. & Lambourne, L.J. (1996). Rumunant assay for rapidly estimating plant residue decomposability in the field. Pedobiologia, 40, 481-483.
spellingShingle fields
plant residues
herbage crops
decomposition
ruminants
Tian, G.
Kang, B.
Lambourne, L.J.
Ruminant assay for rapidly estimating plant residue decomposability in the field
title Ruminant assay for rapidly estimating plant residue decomposability in the field
title_full Ruminant assay for rapidly estimating plant residue decomposability in the field
title_fullStr Ruminant assay for rapidly estimating plant residue decomposability in the field
title_full_unstemmed Ruminant assay for rapidly estimating plant residue decomposability in the field
title_short Ruminant assay for rapidly estimating plant residue decomposability in the field
title_sort ruminant assay for rapidly estimating plant residue decomposability in the field
topic fields
plant residues
herbage crops
decomposition
ruminants
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/103908
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