Cool-season grasses produce more total biomass across the growing season than do warm-season grasses when managed with an applied irrigation gradient

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 500-505

  Robins, Joseph G ^a  

^a USDA ARS Forage and Range Research Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Andropogon gerardii; Bioenergy; Bouteloua curtipendula; Bouteloua gracilis; Buchlo dactyloides; Forage; Panicum virgatum; Schizachyrium scoparium; Sorghastrum nutans; Switchgrass

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL FEED; BIO-ENERGY; BIOMASS PRODUCTIONS; BOUTELOUA GRACILIS; GROWING SEASON; HARVEST MANAGEMENT; SUMMER HARVESTS; SUMMER MONTHS; SWITCHGRASS; TOTAL BIOMASS;

HARVESTING; IRRIGATION;

BIOMASS;

BIOENERGY; BIOMASS; CULTIVAR; FORAGE; GRASS; GROWING SEASON; HARVESTING; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; PASTURE;

ANDROPOGON; ANDROPOGON GERARDII; ANIMALIA; BOUTELOUA CURTIPENDULA; BOUTELOUA GRACILIS; BUCHLOE DACTYLOIDES; PANICUM VIRGATUM; POACEAE; SCHIZACHYRIUM SCOPARIUM; SORGHASTRUM NUTANS;

EID: 77649238243     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2009.12.015     Document Type: Article

References (36)

1. Ragauskas A.J., Williams C.K., Davison B.H., Britovsek G., Cairney J., Eckert C.A., et al. The path forward for biofuels and biomaterials. Science 311 (2006) 484-489
2. 4 perennial biomass crops in relation to nitrogen, temperature and water. Biomass and Bioenergy 27 (2004) 212-230
3. Sanderson M.A., Reed R.L., McLaughlin S.B., Wullschleger S.C., Conger B.V., Parrish D.J., et al. Switchgrass as a sustainable bioenergy crop. Bioresource Technology 56 (1996) 83-93
4. McLaughlin S., Bouton J., Bransby D., Conger B., Ocumpaugh W., Parrish D., et al. Developing switchgrass as a bioenergy crop. In: Janick J. (Ed). Perspectives on new crops and new uses: proceedings of Fourth National New Crops Symposium, Phoenix, AZ (1999), ASHS Press, Alexandria, VA, USA 282-299
5. Boe A., and Lee D.K. Genetic variation for biomass production in prairie cordgrass and switchgrass. Crop Science 47 (2007) 929-934
6. Jefferson P.G., McCaughey W.P., May K., Woosaree J., and McFarlane L. Potential utilization of native prairie grasses from western Canada as ethanol feedstock. Canadian Journal of Plant Science 84 (2004) 1067-1075
7. Hitchcock A.S. Manual of the grasses of the United States. Dover ed. vol. 2 (1971), Dover Publications, Inc., New York, NY p. 697
8. Sanderson M.A., Read J.C., and Reed R.L. Harvest management of switchgrass for biomass feedstock and forage production. Agronomy Journal 91 (1999) 5-10
9. Vogel K.P., Brejda J.J., Walters D.T., and Buxton D.R. Switchgrass biomass production in the Midwest USA: harvest and nitrogen management. Agronomy Journal 94 (2002) 413-420
10. Adler P.R., Sanderson M.A., Boateng A.A., Weimer P.J., and Jung H.-J.G. Biomass yield and biofuel quality of switchgrass harvested in fall or spring. Agronomy Journal 98 (2006) 1518-1525
11. Reynolds J.H., Walker C.L., and Kirchner M.J. Nitrogen removal in switchgrass under two harvest systems. Biomass and Bioenergy 19 (2000) 281-286
12. Muir J.P., Sanderson M.A., Ocumpaugh W.A., Jones R.M., and Reed R.L. Biomass production of 'Alamo' switchgrass in response to nitrogen, phosphorus, and row spacing. Agronomy Journal 93 (2001) 896-901
13. Lemus R., Brummer E.C., Moore K.J., Molstad N.E., Burras C.L., and Barker M.F. Biomass yield and quality of 20 switchgrass populations in southern Iowa, USA. Biomass and Bioenergy 23 (2002) 433-442
14. Madakadze I.C., Coulman B.E., Stewart K.A., Peterson P., Samson R., and Smith D.L. Leaf area development, light interception, and yield among switchgrass populations in a short-season area. Crop Science 38 (1998) 827-834
15. Madakadze I.C., Stewart K.A., Peterson P.R., Coulman B.E., and Smith D.L. Cutting frequency and nitrogen fertilization effects on yield and nitrogen concentration of switchgrass in a short season area. Crop Science 39 (1999) 552-557
16. Lewandowski I., Scurlock J.M.O., Lindvall E., and Christou M. The development and current status of perennial rhizomatous grasses as energy crops in the US and Europe. Biomass and Bioenergy 25 (2003) 335-361
17. Fransen S.C., Collins H.P., and Boydston R.A. Perennial warm-season grasses for biofuels. Proceedings of the 2006 Western Alfalfa and Forage Conference. Reno, NV, USA (2006) 147-154
18. Robins J.G., Jensen K.B., Peel M.D., and Waldron B.L. Establishment of warm-season grasses in summer and damage in winter under supplementary irrigation in a semi-arid environment at high elevation in western United States of America. Grass and Forage Science 64 (2008) 42-48
19. Hanks R.J., Sisson D.V., Hurst R.L., and Hubbard K.G. Statistical analysis of results from irrigation experiments using the line source sprinkler system. Soil Science Society of America Journal 44 (1980) 886-888
20. SAS Institute. The MIXED procedure. SAS/STAT user's guide. V. 8 (1999), SAS Publishing, Cary, NC p. 2083-226
21. SAS Institute. SAS system for Windows. V. 9.1 (2006) Cary, NC
22. Henderson C.R. Best linear unbiased estimation and prediction under a selection model. Biometrics 31 (1975) 423
23. R Development Core Team. R: a language and environment for statistical computing (2008), R Foundation for Statistical Computing, Vienna, Austria. 3-900051-07-0. http://www.R-project.org URL
24. de Mendiburu F. Agricolae: statistical procedures for agricultural research. R package version 1.0-5 (2008). http://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/agricolae/index.html
25. Dalgaard P. Regression and correlation. Introductory statistics with R (2002), Springer Science + Business Media, Inc., New York, NY p. 109
26. Kang M.S. Simultaneous selection for yield and stability in crop performance trials: consequences for growers. Agronomy Journal 85 (1993) 754-757
27. Steel R.G.D., Torrie J.H., and Dickey D.A. Multiple comparisons. Principles and procedures of statistics: a biometrical approach. 3rd ed. (1997), McGraw-Hill, Inc., New York, NY 182
28. Balasko J.A., and Nelson C.J. Grasses for northern areas. In: Barnes R.F., Nelson C.J., Collins M., and Moore K.J. (Eds). Forages. 6th ed. An introduction to grassland agriculture vol. 1 (2003), Iowa State Press, Ames, IA 128-129
29. Hopkins A.A., Vogel K.P., Moore K.J., Johnson K.D., and Carlson I.T. Genotype effects and genotype by environment interactions for traits of elite switchgrass populations. Crop Science 35 (1995) 125-132
30. Hopkins A.A., Vogel K.P., Moore K.J., Johnson K.D., and Carlson I.T. Genotypic variability and genotype x environment interactions among switchgrass accessions from the Midwestern USA. Crop Science 35 (1995) 565-571
31. Casler M.D., and Boe A.R. Cultivar x environment interactions in switchgrass. Crop Science 43 (2003) 2226-2233
32. Casler M.C., Vogel K.P., Taliaferro C.M., and Wynia R.L. Latitudinal adaptation of switchgrass populations. Crop Science 44 (2004) 293-303
33. Vogel K.P. Switchgrass. In: Moser L.E., Burson B.L., and Sollenberger L.E. (Eds). Warm-season (C4) grasses. Agronomy no. 45 (2004), ASA-CSSA-SSSA, Madison, WI 561-588
34. Jensen K.B., Asay K.H., and Waldron B.L. Dry matter production of orchardgrass and perennial ryegrass at five irrigation levels. Crop Science 41 (2001) 479-487
35. Waldron B.L., Asay K.H., and Jensen K.B. Stability and yield of cool-season pasture grass species grown at five irrigation levels. Crop Science 42 (2002) 890-896
36. McLaughlin S.B., and Kszos L.A. Development of switchgrass (Panicum virgatum) as a bioenergy feedstock in the United States. Biomass and Bioenergy 28 (2005) 515-535