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THE ESTIMATION OF ‘GREEN DRY MATTER’ IN A HERBAGE SAMPLE BY METHANOL‐SOLUBLE PIGMENTS
Author(s) -
Hunter R. F.,
Grant Sheila A.
Publication year - 1961
Publication title -
grass and forage science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.716
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1365-2494
pISSN - 0142-5242
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2494.1961.tb00210.x
Subject(s) - dry matter , pigment , estimation , sample (material) , environmental science , agronomy , mathematics , biology , chemistry , chromatography , economics , management , organic chemistry
To estimate the proportion of the total dry matter of a herbage sample which arises either from dead or from green herbage, four methods have been compared. One of the methods, the pigmentation method, is described.