Dry matter partitioning and quality of Miscanthus, Panicum, and Saccharum genotypes in Arkansas, USA

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 610-619

  Burner, David M ^a   Tew, Thomas L ^b   Harvey, Jonathan J ^c   Belesky, David P ^d  

^a DALE BUMPERS SMALL FARMS RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c Biomass Industrial Crops Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^d APPALACHIAN FARMING SYSTEMS RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofuel; Cellulose; Cold tolerance; Energy cane; Lignin; Miscanthus; Nitrogen; Sugarcane; Switchgrass; Total nonstructural carbohydrate

Indexed keywords

BIOCONVERSION; BIOFUELS; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMASS; CARBOHYDRATES; CELLULOSE; CLONING; CROPS; LIGNIN; WEED CONTROL;

BIOFUEL; COLD TOLERANCE; ENERGY CANE; MISCANTHUS; SUGARCANE; SWITCHGRASS; TOTAL NONSTRUCTURAL CARBOHYDRATE;

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS;

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; CELLULOSE; CLONE; COLD TOLERANCE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; DRY MATTER; GRASS; LIGNIN; PARTITIONING; STEM;

AGRICULTURE; BIOMASS; CARBOHYDRATES; CELLULOSE; CLONES; CONVERSION; FARM CROPS; GRASSES; LIGNINS; NITROGEN; SUGAR CANE; WEED CONTROL;

MISCANTHUS; MISCANTHUS SINENSIS; MISCANTHUS X GIGANTEUS; PANICUM; PANICUM VIRGATUM; POACEAE; SACCHARUM; SACCHARUM SP.; SACCHARUM SPONTANEUM;

EID: 61849135411     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2008.10.002     Document Type: Article

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