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Changes in the nitrogen fraction of sainfoin ( Onobrychis viciaefolia ) during growth
Author(s) -
Treviño Jesús,
Hernández M. T.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
journal of the science of food and agriculture
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.782
H-Index - 142
eISSN - 1097-0010
pISSN - 0022-5142
DOI - 10.1002/jsfa.2740320519
Subject(s) - nitrogen , fraction (chemistry) , nitrate , zoology , maturity (psychological) , amino acid , agronomy , chemistry , biology , chromatography , biochemistry , ecology , psychology , developmental psychology , organic chemistry
Abstract Sainfoin was harvested at four stages of increasing maturity. Samples were analysed for total N, true protein N, non‐protein N, nitrate and amino acids. Variations in the concentrations of these nitrogenous fractions throughout the growing period of plant are described.