Reduction in greenhouse gas emissions due to the use of bio-ethanol from wheat grain and straw produced in the south-eastern USA

Journal of Agricultural Science

Volumn 148, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 511-527

  Persson, T ^a   Garcia, A Garcia Y ^a,c   Paz, J O ^a,d   Fraisse, C W ^b   Hoogenboom, G ^a  

^a University of Georgia   (United States)

^b University of Florida   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^d MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MODELING; AGRONOMY; ALTERNATIVE FUEL; BIOFUEL; CARBON DIOXIDE; CROP YIELD; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ETHANOL; FOSSIL FUEL; GREENHOUSE GAS; GROWING SEASON; NUMERICAL MODEL; REPLACEMENT; STRAW; WHEAT;

UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 78650578424     PISSN: 00218596     EISSN: 14695146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021859610000316     Document Type: Article

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