Vertical mass and moisture distribution in standing corn stalks

ASAE Annual International Meeting 2004

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 1261-1280

  Igathinathane, C ^a   Womac, Alvin R ^a   Sokhansanj, Shahab ^b   Pordesimo, Lester O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomass; Corn; Distribution; Mass; Moisture; Regression; Stalk; Stover; Vertical

Indexed keywords

REGRESSION; STALK; STOVER; VERTICAL;

BIOMASS; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); HARVESTING; MOISTURE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

CROPS;

BIOMASS; CORN; DISTRIBUTION; GRAIN; HARVESTING; MASS; MOISTURE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 30044434355     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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