Switchgrass biomass and chemical composition for biofuel in eastern Canada

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 696-701

  Madakadze, I C ^a   Stewart, K ^a   Peterson, P R ^a   Coulman, Bruce E ^b   Smith, Donald L ^a   Zhou, X ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOFUEL; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CULTIVAR;

PANICUM VIRGATUM; POACEAE; PSEUDOBAHIA;

EID: 0032857906     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj1999.914696x     Document Type: Article

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