The energy crop growth model SILVA: Description and application to eucalyptus plantations in Nicaragua

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 335-349

  Van Den Broek, Richard ^a   Vleeshouwers, Leo ^b   Hoogwijk, Monique ^a   Van Wijk, Ad ^c   Turkenburg, Wim ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c ECORYS Netherlands   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biomass; Crop growth modelling; Electricity generation; Energy crops; Eucalyptus; Nicaragua; Sugar mill; Yield

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS PRODUCTION; ENERGY PRODUCTION; NICARAGUA; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT MODEL; PLANT YIELD; PRECIPITATION; SOLAR RADIATION;

CROPS; ELECTRICITY; EVAPORATION; PLANTS (BOTANY); SOLAR RADIATION;

ENERGY CROP YIELDS;

BIOMASS;

ELECTRICITY GENERATION; GROWTH; MODELING; PLANTATION FORESTRY;

NICARAGUA;

EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS CAMALDULENSIS; VICTORIA;

EID: 0034771150     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0961-9534(01)00032-0     Document Type: Article

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