A quantitative review comparing the yields of two candidate C4 perennial biomass crops in relation to nitrogen, temperature and water

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 21-30

  Heaton, Emily ^a   Voigt, Tom ^a   Long, Stephen P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofuel; Biomass energy; Energy crops; Miscanthus giganteus; Panicum virgatum; Productivity; Renewable energy; Switchgrass

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CROPS; FERTILIZERS; FOSSIL FUELS; IRRIGATION; NITROGEN; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); THERMAL EFFECTS; WATER;

ENERGY CROPS; HERBACEOUS RHIZOMATOUS PERENNIALS;

BIOMASS;

BIOMASS POWER; C4 PLANT; CROP PERFORMANCE; CROP YIELD; ENERGY CROP;

MISCANTHUS; MISCANTHUS GIGANTEUS; PANICUM VIRGATUM;

EID: 1842834336     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2003.10.005     Document Type: Article

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