Biomass production of short-rotation bioenergy hardwood plantations affected by cover crops

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 21-33

  Malik, Ravi K ^a   Green, T H ^a   Brown, G F ^a   Beyl, C A ^a   Sistani, K R ^a   Mays, D A ^a  

^a ALABAMA A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomass crops; Energy crops; Short rotation hardwood; Short rotation intensive culture; Short rotation woody crops; Sweetgum

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS PRODUCTION; COVER CROP; DIAMETER; GROWING SEASON; PLANT DENSITY; PLANT GROWTH; ROW SPACING; SHORT ROTATION FOREST SYSTEM; WOOD;

CROPS; HARDWOODS; SEED;

BIOENERGY; COVER CROPS;

BIOMASS;

BIOMASS; COVER CROP; PLANTATION;

EID: 0034919752     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0961-9534(01)00017-4     Document Type: Article

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