Simulation of five large round bale harvesting systems for biomass

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 77-82

  Cundiff, John S ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomass harvesting; Hay harvesting; Round baler

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; FEEDSTOCKS; HARVESTERS; HARVESTING;

BIOMASS HARVESTING; HAY HARVESTING; ROUND BALER;

BIOMASS;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL FOOD; BIOMASS; CONFERENCE PAPER; COST; EQUIPMENT; GRASS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MACHINE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; SIMULATION; WEATHER;

ANIMALIA; MILETINAE;

EID: 0030130775     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0960-8524(95)00168-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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