Agricultural and biofuel implications of a species diversity experiment with native perennial grassland plants

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 137, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 33-38

  DeHaan, Lee R ^a   Weisberg, Sanford ^b   Tilman, David ^b   Fornara, Dario ^b  

^a THE LAND INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Biofuel; Biomass; Grassland; Perennial; Plant breeding; Species diversity

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT; BIOFUEL; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; GRASSLAND; LEGUME; PERENNIAL PLANT; PLANT BREEDING; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

MINNESOTA; UNITED STATES;

LUPINUS PERENNIS;

EID: 77950027422     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2009.10.017     Document Type: Article

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