Biomass, organic carbon and mineral matter contents of abaca (Musa textilis Nee) at different stages of growth

Industrial Crops and Products

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 340-345

  Armecin, R B ^a   Gabon, F M ^a  

^a VISAYAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Abaca; Biomass; Mineral matter; Musa textilis; Organic carbon

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARBON; CURING; DRYING; ECOLOGY; FOOD PROCESSING; FORESTRY; GARNETS; MINERALOGY; MINERALS; MINING; MOISTURE; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; NUTRIENTS; ORGANIC CARBON; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SILICA; SILICATE MINERALS; STAGES;

ABACA; ABOVE-GROUND BIOMASS; CUMULATIVE EFFECTS; DESTRUCTIVE SAMPLING; DRY MATTER; DRY WEIGHT; GROWTH PARAMETERS; GROWTH STAGES; MATERIAL CYCLING; MINERAL MATTER; MINERAL MATTERS; MOISTURE CONTENT; MUSA TEXTILIS; PLANT BIOMASS; PRODUCTION SYSTEMS;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS;

DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; GROWTH RATE; HARVESTING; HERB; MOISTURE CONTENT; ORGANIC CARBON; PHYTOMASS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SAMPLING; WEIGHT;

MUSA TEXTILIS;

BIOLOGICAL PROPERTY; CARBON; HARVESTING; PLANT;

EID: 49649093638     PISSN: 09266690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2008.03.014     Document Type: Article

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