The development and current status of perennial rhizomatous grasses as energy crops in the US and Europe

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 335-361

  Lewandowski, Iris ^a   Scurlock, Jonathan M O ^b   Lindvall, Eva ^c   Christou, Myrsini ^d  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c Svalof Weibull AB   (Sweden)

^d Center for Renewable Energy Sources   (Greece)

Author keywords

Bioenergy; Giant reed; Miscanthus; Perennial rhizomatous grasses; Reed canarygrass; Switchgrass

Indexed keywords

CROPS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

GRASSES;

BIOMASS;

ENERGY CROP; GRASS; PERENNIAL PLANT; PRODUCTIVITY; RESOURCE ASSESSMENT;

EUROPE; UNITED STATES;

ARUNDO DONAX; MISCANTHUS; PANICUM; PANICUM VIRGATUM; PHALARIS; PHALARIS ARUNDINACEA; PHRAGMITES; POACEAE;

EID: 0041353612     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0961-9534(03)00030-8     Document Type: Article

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