Inexpensive Technique for Production of C14 Alfalfa for Animal Feeding Experiments
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- 1 July 1963
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Dairy Science Association in Journal of Dairy Science
- Vol. 46 (7) , 745-748
- https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.s0022-0302(63)89135-3
Abstract
A growth chamber for labeling alfalfa with C14 for rumen metabolism studies is described. Approximately 34% of the C14 released in the chamber was recovered in the plants. The chamber could be used for labeling other plants in either soil or hydroponic culture.Keywords
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