Light interception, use-efficiency and energy yield of switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) grown in a short season area

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 475-482

  Madakadze, I C ^a   Stewart, K ^a   Peterson, P R ^a   Coulman, B E ^b   Samson, R ^c   Smith, D L ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^c REAP Canada   (Canada)

Author keywords

Energy yield; Leaf area; Radiation use efficiency; Warm season grass

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS PRODUCTION; CANADA; ENERGY METABOLISM; LEAF AREA INDEX; LIGHT HARVESTING COMPLEX; NORTH AMERICA; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT GROWTH; RADIATION;

CULTIVATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; RADIATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ENERGY YIELD; LEAF AREA; LIGHT INTERCEPTION; PREDICTIVE REGRESSION EQUATIONS; RADIATION USE EFFICIENCY; SWITCHGRASS; WARM SEASON GRASS;

BIOMASS;

PANICUM VIRGATUM;

EID: 0032402336     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0961-9534(98)00060-9     Document Type: Article

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