Biomass yield of naturalized populations and cultivars of reed canary grass

Bioenergy Research

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 165-173

  Casler, Michael D ^a   Cherney, Jerome H ^b   Brummer, E Charles ^c  

^a U S DAIRY FORAGE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofuel crops; Breeding; Phalaris arundinacea L.; Selection

Indexed keywords

BIO-ENERGY; BIOMASS YIELD; BREEDING; GENETIC EXPRESSIONS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; NEW YORK; NORTHERN HEMISPHERES; PHALARIS ARUNDINACEA L.; REED CANARY GRASS; RURAL LANDSCAPES; SELECTION; SHORT-TERM GAINS; WISCONSIN;

ATMOSPHERICS; BIOFUELS; CROPS; FEEDSTOCKS;

BIOMASS;

PHALARIS; PHALARIS ARUNDINACEA;

EID: 70349428323     PISSN: 19391234     EISSN: 19391242     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12155-009-9043-0     Document Type: Article

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