Intra-annual changes in biomass, carbon, and nitrogen dynamics at 4-year old switchgrass field trials in west Tennessee, USA

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 136, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 177-184

  Garten Jr , C T ^a   Smith, J L ^b   Tyler, D D ^c   Amonette, J E ^d   Bailey, V L ^d   Brice, D J ^a   Castro, H F ^a   Graham, R L ^a   Gunderson, C A ^a   Izaurralde, R C ^e   Jardine, P M ^a   Jastrow, J D ^f   Kerley, M K ^a   Matamala, R ^f   Mayes, M A ^a   Metting, F B ^d   Miller, R M ^f   Moran, K K ^f   Post III, W M ^a   Sands, R D ^e   Schadt, C W ^a   Phillips, J R ^a   Thomson, A M ^e   Vugteveen, T ^f   West, T O ^a   Wullschleger, S D ^a   more..

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^d PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^f ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Belowground biomass; Bioenergy crops; Carbon; Carbon sequestration; Nitrogen; Roots; Switchgrass

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; ALFISOL; BELOWGROUND BIOMASS; BIOENERGY; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CULTIVAR; GROWING SEASON; NITROGEN CYCLE;

TENNESSEE; UNITED STATES;

PANICUM VIRGATUM;

EID: 74449090866     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2009.12.019     Document Type: Article

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