Post-Harvest Physiology and Preservation of Forages

The preservation of forage crops is one of the most risk-intensive processes undertaken by farm managers. From the time that a forage crop is first cut until it is used as feed, it is subject to significant losses in quality and quantity. These losses are incurred through a complex set of biotic and abiotic processes that occur during harvesting and field operations, and later during storage and handling of the product. To minimize the risk associated with forage preservation it is important to understand these processes, how they interact with one another, and how their effects can be mitigated through various management practices. This special publication is based on a symposium of the same title that was sponsored by the Crop Science Society of America and held during the I992 annual meeting in Minneapolis, MN. The objective of the symposium was to integrate knowledge from several disciplines as it relates to the preservation of forage crops. This publication brings together for the first time in one document the current level of knowledge in this important area. It is intended to be useful to a broad audience ranging from forage producers to scientists working in the general area of forage quality and utilization.

• Format: Misc.
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0891186018
• ISBN13: 9780891186014
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Acsess