Biomass moisture relations of an agricultural field residue: Corn stover

Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 2073-2083

  Womac, A R ^a   Igathinathane, C ^a   Sokhansanj, S ^c   Pordesimo, L O ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^c OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioenergy; Biomass collection; Biomass storage; Drying; Environmental factors; Evapotranspiration; Feedstock; Harvest strategy; Harvest timing; In situ moisture; Moisture measurement; Precipitation; Processing; Quality control

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; HARVESTING; MOISTURE; SOILS;

BIOMASS STORAGE; HARVEST STRATEGY; HARVEST TIMING; IN-SITU MOISTURE;

AGRICULTURE;

BIOMASS; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

AGRICULTURE; MOISTURE; SOIL;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 32244433147     PISSN: 00012351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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