The potential of C4 perennial grasses for developing a global BIOHEAT Industry

Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences

Volumn 24, Issue 5-6, 2005, Pages 461-495

  Samson, Roger ^a   Mani, Sudhagar ^b   Boddey, Robert ^c   Sokhansanj, Shahab ^b   Quesada, Diego ^d   Urquiaga, Segundo ^c   Reis, Veronica ^c   Lem, Claudia Ho ^a  

^a Resource Efficient Agricultural Production (REAP) Canada   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c EMBRAPA AGROBIOLOGIA   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL RURAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Briquettes; Cubes; Densification; Erianthus; Napier grass; Pellets; Switchgrass; Warm season grasses

Indexed keywords

MISCANTHUS; PANICUM VIRGATUM; PENNISETUM GLAUCUM; PENNISETUM PURPUREUM; POACEAE;

EID: 30144437513     PISSN: 07352689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07352680500316508     Document Type: Review

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