Moisture and yield of corn stover fractions before and after grain maturity

Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1597-1603

  Pordesimo, L O ^a,b   Sokhansanj, S ^c   Edens, W C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomass; Corn; Dry matter; Dry matter partitioning; Field drying; Moisture; Residue; Stover; Stover components; Stover fractions; Stover:grain ratio

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE; DATA REDUCTION; ETHANOL; FEEDSTOCKS; HARVESTING; MOISTURE; SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION;

CORN STOVER; PHYSIOLOGICAL MATURITY; STOVER SUPPLY SYSTEMS;

GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT);

DRY MATTER; MAIZE; MOISTURE CONTENT; YIELD;

CELLULOSE; CORN; DATA PROCESSING; ETHANOL; HARVESTING; MOISTURE;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 11144308335     PISSN: 00012351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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