An economic analysis of hardwood fiber production on dryland irrigated sites in the US Southeast

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 30, Issue 8-9, 2006, Pages 794-802

  Gallagher, Tom ^a   Shaffer, Bob ^b   Rummer, Bob ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b 324 Cheatham Hall   (United States)

Author keywords

Fertigation; Fiber farms; Hardwood plantations; Intensive management; Populus deltoides

Indexed keywords

COSTS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; HARDWOODS; IRRIGATION; PLANTS (BOTANY);

FERTIGATION; FIBER FARMS; HARDWOOD PLANTATIONS; INTENSIVE MANAGEMENT;

NATURAL FIBERS;

COSTS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; HARDWOODS; IRRIGATION; NATURAL FIBERS; PLANTS (BOTANY);

CROP YIELD; DRYLAND FARMING; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ENGINEERING; INTENSIVE AGRICULTURE; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; PLANTATION; PRODUCTION COST; PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY; SILLIMANITE; SILVICULTURE;

COSTS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; HARDWOODS; IRRIGATION; NATURAL FIBERS; PLANTS; POPULUS DELTOIDES;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

POPULUS; POPULUS DELTOIDES;

EID: 33746662904     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2005.08.004     Document Type: Article

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