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Botanical composition chemical analysis and cellulase solubility of rice straw from different varieties

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 November 2017

S J Bainton ,
V E Plumb ,
M D Drake ,
B O Juliano  and
B S Capper
S J Bainton
Affiliation:
Tropical Development, Research Institute, London, UK
V E Plumb
Affiliation:
Tropical Development, Research Institute, London, UK
M D Drake
Affiliation:
Tropical Development, Research Institute, London, UK
B O Juliano
Affiliation:
International Rice Research Institute, Laguna, Philippines
B S Capper
Affiliation:
Tropical Development, Research Institute, London, UK
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Investigations carried out by the Tropical Development and Research Institute (TDRI) in association with the International Centre for Agricultural Research in Dry Areas (ICARDA), Syria, have shown relationships between the physical characteristics of barley and the nutritive value of its straw. The objectives of the work reported here were to examine rice straw and study the relationships between morphological characteristics (height, harvest index, days to maturity), the proportions of botanical components, chemical constituents and nutritive value of the straw as measured by in vitro cellulase solubility. In addition, environmental effects on some of these characteristics were studied by examining inter-plant variations.

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The Utilisation of Agricultural Crops and By-Products for Industrial and Animal use in Britain and the Third World
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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Production (1972) , Volume 1987 , March 1987 , pp. 74
Copyright
Copyright © The British Society of Animal Production 1987

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Goto, I and Minson, D J (1977) ‘Prediction of the dry matter digestibility of tropical grasses using a pepsin-cellulase bio-assay’ Anim. Feed Sci. and Technol., 2, 247–253. Google Scholar