The potential use of reed canarygrass (Phalaris arundinacea L.) as a biofuel crop

Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica Section B: Soil and Plant Science

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-18

  Wrobel, C ^a   Coulman, B E ^b   Smith, D L ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ash content; Biofuel; Cell wall constituents; Energy ratio; Grass pellets; Reed canarygrass

Indexed keywords

PHALARIS; PHALARIS ARUNDINACEA; POACEAE;

EID: 57749115859     PISSN: 09064710     EISSN: 16511913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09064710801920230     Document Type: Review

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