Long-term yield potential of switchgrass-for-biofuel systems

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 198-206

  Fike, John H ^a   Parrish, David J ^a   Wolf, Dale D ^a   Balasko, John A ^b   Green Jr , James T ^c   Rasnake, Monroe ^d   Reynolds, John H ^e  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofuels; Biomass; Cultivar selection; Cutting frequency; Nitrogen; Panicum virgatum L.; Precipitation; System management

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HARVESTING; NITROGEN REMOVAL; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SITE SELECTION;

BIOFUELS; CULTIVAR SELECTION; CUTTING FREQUENCY; PANICUM VIRGATUM L.; SYSTEM MANAGEMENT;

VEGETATION;

BIOMASS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HARVESTING; NITROGEN REMOVAL; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SITE SELECTION; VEGETATION;

CROP YIELD; ENERGY CROP; YIELD RESPONSE;

PANICUM VIRGATUM;

EID: 32644453771     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2005.10.006     Document Type: Article

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