Harvest management of switchgrass for biomass feedstock and forage production

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 5-10

  Sanderson, Matt A ^a   Read, James C ^b   Reed, Roderick L ^c  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PLANT BIOLOGY DIVISION   (United States)

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PANICUM VIRGATUM;

EID: 0032902435     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj1999.00021962009100010002x     Document Type: Article

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