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An assessment of the ability of the stay-green phenotype in lolium species to provide an improved protein supply for ruminants.
Annals of botany - 1 Jun 2002
Kingston-Smith Alison H, Bollard Andrea L, Humphreys Mervyn O, Theodorou Michael K
Abstract excerpt
The stay-green phenotype results from a naturally occurring mutation in which senescent leaves retain their chlorophyll and the associated apoprotein, LHCPII. Protection of this protein pool could deliver grass with enhanced protein content and could decrease the extent of protein degradation by plant proteases in the rumen. This would enhance the efficiency of protein utilization in livestock to the benefit of...
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