Clonal variability in biomass production and conversion efficiency of poplar during the establishment year of a short rotation coppice plantation

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 15, Issue 4-5, 1998, Pages 391-398

  Deraedt, W ^a   Ceulemans, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Biomass; C concentration; Conversion efficiency; Poplar; Short rotation coppice

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; BELGIUM; BIOMASS; CLONAL VARIATION; SHORT ROTATION COPPICE;

CARBOXYLATION; CROPS; CULTIVATION; ENERGY CONVERSION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; WOOD FUELS;

CLONAL VARIABILITY; POPLAR; SHORT ROTATION COPPICE;

BIOMASS;

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; BIOMASS; COPPICE;

BELGIUM;

POPULUS;

EID: 0031670913     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0961-9534(98)00045-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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