Alfalfa Stem Cell Wall Digestibility: Current Knowledge and Future Research Directions

Alfalfa Stem Cell Wall Digestibility: Current Knowledge and Future Research Directions

Alfalfa (<i>Medicago sativa</i> L.) is considered as the most important forage legume with high biomass yield and nutritional quality for ruminants. The alfalfa leaf cell walls are highly digestible, but stem cell walls of alfalfa are not readily digestible. The cell wall component of al...

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Main Authors: Krishna B. Bhandari, Hannah L. Rusch, Deborah J. Heuschele
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-11-01
Series:Agronomy
Subjects:
alfalfa digestibility
forage quality
lignification
reduced-lignin alfalfa
stem cell wall
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/13/12/2875

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