Biomass production and allocation in rice with implications for straw harvesting and utilization

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 163-173

  Summers, M D ^a   Jenkins, B M ^a   Hyde, P R ^a   Williams, J F ^b   Mutters, R G ^b   Scardacci, S C ^b   Hair, M W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural residues; Botanical fractions; Harvesting; Heading; Properties; Rice (Oryza sativa); Straw; Yield

Indexed keywords

CROPS; HARVESTING; SOLAR ENERGY;

STRAW QUALITY;

BIOMASS;

BIOMASS POWER; CROP YIELD; ENERGY CROP; HARVESTING; RICE; STRAW;

ORYZA SATIVA;

EID: 0037267042     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0961-9534(02)00132-0     Document Type: Article

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