Mass and moisture distribution in aboveground components of standing corn plants

Transactions of the ASABE

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 97-106

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c Instrumentation and Sensing Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioenergy; Biomass; Corn stover; Harvest; Size reduction; Storage; Transport

Indexed keywords

BIOENERGY; CORN STOVER; SIZE REDUCTION; TRANSPORT;

BIOMASS; FEEDSTOCKS; HARVESTING; MOISTURE;

CROPS;

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; BIOENERGETICS; MAIZE;

BIOMASS; CORN; HARVESTING; MOISTURE;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33645456964     PISSN: 21510032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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