Potential growth and biomass productivity of Miscanthus×giganteus as affected by plant density and N-fertilization in central Greece

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 31, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 145-152

  Danalatos, Nicholas G ^a,b   Archontoulis, Sotiris V ^b,c   Mitsios, Ioannis ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE AEGEAN   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biomass; Greece; Miscanthus; N fertilization; Photosynthesis; Plant density

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CROPS; FERTILIZERS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

MISCANTHUS×GIGANTEUS; PLANT DENSITY;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

BIOMASS; CROPS; FERTILIZERS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANTS (BOTANY);

ASSIMILATION EFFICIENCY; BIOMASS; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GRASS; GROWTH RATE; NITROGEN; PRODUCTIVITY;

BIOMASS; FARM CROPS; FERTILIZATION; FERTILIZERS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANTS;

CENTRAL GREECE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

MISCANTHUS; MISCANTHUS SINENSIS;

EID: 33846244935     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2006.07.004     Document Type: Article

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