Biomass feedstock harvest from conservation reserve program land in Northwestern Oklahoma

Crop Science

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 737-743

  Venuto, B C ^a   Daniel, J A ^a  

^a USDA ARS GRAZINGLANDS RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROPOGON; ANDROPOGON GERARDII; BOTHRIOCHLOA; ERAGROSTIS; ERAGROSTIS TRICHODES;

EID: 77749277368     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2008.11.0641     Document Type: Article

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