Evaluating the potential use of winter cover crops in corn-soybean systems for sustainable co-production of food and fuel

Agricultural and Forest Meteorology

Volumn 149, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2120-2132

  Baker, John M ^a   Griffis, Timothy J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofuel; Biomass; Cover crops; Rye

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; BIOFUEL; CLIMATE CHANGE; COVER CROP; CROP YIELD; ENERGY RESOURCE; FAMINE; FOOD PRODUCTION; FUEL; LAND USE CHANGE; MAIZE; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; PHYTOMASS; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SOYBEAN;

MIDWEST; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

GLYCINE MAX; SECALE CEREALE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 70449535624     PISSN: 01681923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2009.05.017     Document Type: Article

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