Soil quality impacts of residue removal for bioethanol production

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 233-241

  Lal, R ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioethanol; Energy needs; Erosion control; Mulch farming; No till farming; Soil restoration; Switch grass

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WASTES; ANIMALS; BIOETHANOL; CALCIUM; CROPS; CULTIVATION; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; EROSION; ETHANOL; EVAPORATIVE COOLING SYSTEMS; FEEDSTOCKS; FOSSIL FUELS; FUELS; GLOBAL WARMING; HARVESTING; INFILTRATION; NITROGEN FERTILIZERS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; RESTORATION; RISK PERCEPTION; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL MECHANICS; SOILS; WATER RESOURCES;

ENERGY NEEDS; EROSION CONTROL; MULCH FARMING; NO-TILL FARMING; SOIL RESTORATION; SWITCH GRASS;

BIOFUELS;

AGRONOMY; BIOENERGY; BIOFUEL; CEREAL; CROP RESIDUE; ENERGY CROP; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENERGY USE; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; EROSION CONTROL; ETHANOL; GRASS; MULCHING; PLANTATION; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SOIL CARBON; SOIL QUALITY; SOIL REMEDIATION; SOIL STRUCTURE; SOIL TYPE; ZERO TILLAGE;

MISCANTHUS; POACEAE;

EID: 59449087028     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.still.2008.07.003     Document Type: Article

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