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THE soluble carbohydrate content of forage grasses is of interest to the agronomist both because of its effects on the nutritive value of grass as a food for livestock, and because of its apparent relationship with palatability. Bland and Dent1 found a correlation between sugar content and palatability in six varieties of cocksfoot, the most palatable varieties having the highest sugar content.
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DENT, J., ALDRICH, D. Soluble Carbohydrate Content of Varieties of Tetraploid Ryegrass. Nature 198, 905 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1038/198905a0
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