01183naa a2200181 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001910000190006024501360007926000090021552006630022465000160088765000100090365000120091365000200092565300090094577300470095413659172013-05-14       1970    bl ---       0--  u    #d1 aCUMMINS, D. G.  aQuality and yield of corn plants and component pasts when harvested for silage at different maturity stages.h[electronic resource]  c1970  aThe influence of maturity and rainfall distribution on quality of component parts (ear, leaf, and stalk) and whole plants of corn (Zea mays, L.) harvested as silage was studied over a 3-year period at experiment, Georgia. Seven harvests were made at weekly intervals from the late milk to mature stage of the grain. In vitro dry matter digestibility (IVDMD) and total availabel carbohydrate (TAC) content of ears increased with maturity then leveled off, and IVDMD reached a maximum later (dough stage) than did carbohydrate content (early dough stage). The time of maximum ear IVDMD was delayed when adequate rainfall was received during the harvest period.  acorn silage  aMilho  aSilagem  aValor Nutritivo  aCron  tAgronomy Journalgv. 62, p. 781-784, 1970.