Switchgrass cultivars and germplasm for biomass feedstock production in Texas

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 209-219

  Sanderson, M A ^a   Reed, R L ^b   Ocumpaugh, W R ^c   Hussey, M A ^c   Van Esbroeck, G ^d   Read, J C ^c   Tischler, C R ^a   Hons, P M ^c  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^b PLANT BIOLOGY DIVISION   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioenergy crops; Panicum virgatum; Soil organic matter

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CULTIVATION; PRODUCTIVITY; RAIN; SOILS;

BIOENERGY CROPS; PANICUM VIRGATUM; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

CROPS;

CARBON;

ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CLIMATE; CROP; CULTIVAR; GRASS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; SOIL; UNITED STATES;

PANICUM VIRGATUM;

EID: 0033102897     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-8524(98)00132-1     Document Type: Article

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