U.S. Bioenergy crop economic analyses: Status and needs

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 341-350

  Walsh, Marie E ^a  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioenergy crop economics; Hybrid poplar; Hybrid willow; Short rotation wood crops; Switchgrass

Indexed keywords

BIOENERGY; CROP; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; PRODUCTION; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA;

COST ACCOUNTING; CROPS; CULTIVATION; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; WOOD;

BIOENERGY CROPS; TRANSPORTATION COSTS;

BIOMASS;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; BIOMASS; CROP PRODUCTION; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENERGY CROP;

USA;

EID: 0031841133     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0961-9534(97)10070-8     Document Type: Article

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