Harvest management effects on quantity and quality of Erianthus plant morphological components

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 13, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 51-58

  Mislevy, P ^a   Martin, F G ^b   Adjei, M B ^a   Miller, J D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomass feedstock; Crude protein; Digestibility; Energy crop; Harvest stage; Tall grass

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS PRODUCTION; ERIANTHUS ARUNDINACEUM; HARVESTING; PLANT HEIGHT;

BIOCONVERSION; BIOMASS; FEEDSTOCKS; HARVESTING; MORPHOLOGY; PRODUCTION;

CRUDE PROTEIN; HARVEST MANAGEMENT; IN VITRO ORGANIC MATTER DIGESTION; LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS; PLANT HEIGHT;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

BIOMASS PRODUCTION; FOREST MANAGEMENT; HARVESTING; PLANT QUALITY;

ERIANTHUS; ERIANTHUS ARUNDINACEUM;

EID: 0031447782     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0961-9534(97)00023-8     Document Type: Article

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