Evaluation of selected warm-season grasses for biomass production in areas with a short growing season

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 65, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 1-12

  Madakadze, I C ^a   Coulman, B E ^b   Mcelroy, A R ^c   Stewart, K A ^a   Smith, D L ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^c OTTAWA RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biomass; Dry matter yield; Lignocellulose; Phenology; Warm season grasses

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGY; CELLULOSE; CLIMATE CHANGE; FIBERS; NITROGEN; PLANTS (BOTANY);

DRY MATTER YIELD; LEAF CHARACTERISTICS; LIGNOCELLULOSE; PHENOLOGY; TILLER CHARACTERISTICS; WARM SEASON GRASSES;

BIOMASS;

LIGNOCELLULOSE;

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; BIOMASS; GRASS; PASTURE;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CANADA; CULTIVAR; GRASS; NONHUMAN; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUMMER;

CANADA, QUEBEC;

ANDROPOGON GERARDII; CALAMOVILFA LONGIFOLIA; PANICUM VIRGATUM; SORGHASTRUM NUTANS; SPARTINA PECTINATA;

EID: 0032126005     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-8524(98)00039-X     Document Type: Article

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