Effect of drought stress on yield and quality of maize/sunflower and maize/sorghum intercrops for biogas production

Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science

Volumn 196, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 253-261

  Schittenhelm, S ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PATHOGEN DIAGNOSTICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biogas; Drought stress; Energy crops; Intercropping; Nutrient composition; Specific methane yield

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; BIOGAS; CROP YIELD; DICOTYLEDON; DROUGHT STRESS; DRY MATTER; ENERGY CROP; FERMENTATION; FORAGE; INTERCROPPING; MAIZE; METHANE; MONOCULTURE; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL WATER; SORGHUM; SUBSTRATE; WATER LEVEL; WATER SUPPLY;

BRAUNSCHWEIG; GERMANY; LOWER SAXONY;

HELIANTHUS; HELIANTHUS ANNUUS; SORGHUM BICOLOR; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77956126304     PISSN: 09312250     EISSN: 1439037X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-037X.2010.00418.x     Document Type: Article

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