New Strategies for Forage Quality Improvement in Alfalfa
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The research presented here is the result of a collaboration of government, industry and private non-profit organizations that formed in 2002 as the Consortium for Alfalfa Improvement. Scientists from the U.S. Dairy Forage Research Center/ARS-USDA, Forage Genetics International, Pioneer HiBred and The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Inc., have been conducting a focused biotech research effort on improving alfalfa forage quality through improvements in fiber digestibility and efficiency of protein utilization.
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تاریخ انتشار 2014