Biofuels and other approaches for decreasing fossil fuel emissions from agriculture

Annals of Applied Biology

Volumn 146, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 193-201

  Powlson, D S ^a   Riche, A B ^a   Shield, I ^a  

^a ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biofuels; Emissions; Miscanthus; Poplar; Reed canary grass; Switchgrass; Willow

Indexed keywords

BIOFUEL;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 16444368034     PISSN: 00034746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7348.2005.040056.x     Document Type: Article

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