Efficient methods of estimating switchgrass biomass supplies

Bioenergy Research

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 243-250

  Schmer, Marty R ^a   Mitchell, Robert B ^b   Vogel, Kenneth P ^b   Schacht, Walter H ^b   Marx, David B ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioenergy; Indirect measurement; Sward height; Switchgrass; Visual obstruction

Indexed keywords

BIO-ENERGY; BIOMASS FEEDSTOCK; BIOMASS SUPPLY; BIOMASS YIELD; BIOREFINERIES; BROADLEAF WEEDS; CANOPY HEIGHTS; EFFICIENT METHOD; FIELD SCALE; FREQUENCY ESTIMATES; HEIGHT MEASUREMENT; INDIRECT MEASUREMENTS; INDIRECT METHODS; NEBRASKA; NITROGEN RATE; PREDICTION MODEL; PRODUCTION AREA; REGRESSION SLOPE; SAMPLE NUMBER; STAND DENSITIES; SWITCHGRASS;

FEEDSTOCKS; HARVESTING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MEASUREMENTS; POLES;

BIOMASS;

PANICUM VIRGATUM;

EID: 77955583464     PISSN: 19391234     EISSN: 19391242     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12155-009-9070-x     Document Type: Article

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