Biomass and carbon partitioning in switchgrass

Crop Science

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1391-1396

  Frank, A B ^a   Berdahl, J D ^a   Hanson, J D ^a   Liebig, M A ^a   Johnson, H A ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

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PANICUM; PANICUM VIRGATUM; PSEUDOBAHIA;

EID: 3843088276     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2004.1391     Document Type: Article

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