Estimating chlorophyll concentration and its relationship with crude protein concentration in three species of Urochloa in the Piedemonte Llanero, Colombia

To establish the relationship between the intensity of the green color of leaves and their crude protein (CP) concentration in Urochloa brizantha, U. decumbens and U. humidicola pastures in the Piedemonte Llanero, Colombia, the leaf chlorophyll concentration was measured (in SPAD units), classified...

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Main Authors: Álvaro Rincón Castillo, Mauricio Álvarez de León, Oscar Pardo Barbosa, Mary Alejandra Amaya, Raúl Alejandro Díaz Giraldo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical 2019-11-01
Series:Tropical Grasslands-Forrajes Tropicales
Online Access:http://tropicalgrasslands.info/index.php/tgft/article/view/440