Vertical distribution of corn stover dry mass grown at several US locations

Bioenergy Research

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 11-21

  Wilhelm, Wally W ^a   Johnson, Jane M F ^a   Lightle, Dave T ^b   Karlen, Douglas L ^a   Novak, Jeff M ^a   Barbour, Nancy W ^a   Laird, David A ^a   Baker, John ^a   Ochsner, Tyson E ^a,c   Halvorson, Ardell D ^a   Archer, David W ^a   Arriaga, Francisco ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b USDA NRCS   (United States)

^c OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cobs; Corn stover; Crop residues; Harvest index RUSLE2; Soil erosion; Soil organic matter

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ROBOTS; AGRICULTURAL WASTES; BIOPRODUCTS; EROSION; HARVESTING; MAGNESIUM; NATURAL RESOURCES; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOILS;

COBS; CORN STOVER; CROP RESIDUE; HARVEST INDEX; SOIL EROSION; SOIL ORGANIC MATTERS;

GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT);

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 78650520525     PISSN: 19391234     EISSN: 19391242     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12155-010-9097-z     Document Type: Article

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