Cynara cardunculus L. genotypes as a crop for energy purposes in a Mediterranean environment

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 754-760

  Ierna, Anita ^a   Mauromicale, Giovanni ^b  

^a CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biomass yield; Cynara cardunculus; F1 progenies; Grain yield; Rainfeed crop

Indexed keywords

ABOVE GROUND BIOMASS; BIOMASS YIELD; CYNARA CARDUNCULUS; ENERGY PURPOSE; ENERGY YIELDS; F1 PROGENIES; GRAIN PRODUCTION; GRAIN YIELD; LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; WILD CARDOON;

BIOMASS; CROPS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; CELLULOSE; CROP YIELD; CULTIVAR; DICOTYLEDON; ENERGY CROP; GENOTYPE; HYBRID; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; PLANT BREEDING; WILD POPULATION;

CYNARA CARDUNCULUS; CYNARA SCOLYMUS;

EID: 77951025625     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2010.01.018     Document Type: Article

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