A review of carbon and nitrogen balances in switchgrass grown for energy

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 379-384

  Bransby, D I ^a   McLaughlin, S B ^a   Parrish, D J ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon sequestration; Herbaceous energy crops; N use efficiency; Panicum virgatum L.

Indexed keywords

ALABAMA; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; ENERGY METABOLISM; FERTILIZER; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; NITRATE CONTAMINATION; NITROGEN METABOLISM; NITROUS OXIDE; PANICUM VIRGATUM; PLANT GROWTH; STRESS TOLERANCE; WHEAT; ZEA MAYS;

AGRICULTURAL WASTES; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; CONTAMINATION; CROPS; CULTIVATION; FERTILIZERS; NITRATES; NITROGEN; WATER POLLUTION;

CARBON SEQUESTRATION;

BIOMASS;

BIOMASS CROP; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; NITRATE; SWITCHGRASS;

PANICUM VIRGATUM;

EID: 0031841804     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0961-9534(97)10074-5     Document Type: Article

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