Feasibility of cereal straw for industrial utilization in Minnesota

American Journal of Alternative Agriculture

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 2-8

  Wagner, N C ^a   Ramaswamy, S ^a   Tschirner, U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Pulp mills; Straw availability; Straw procurement; Straw storage; Straw transportation

Indexed keywords

CROP PLANT; INDUSTRIAL PRACTICE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

MINNESOTA; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0033920242     PISSN: 08891893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0889189300008407     Document Type: Article

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