Response of "Alamo" switchgrass tissue chemistry and biomass to nitrogen fertilization in West Tennessee, USA

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 140, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 289-297

  Garten Jr , Charles T ^a   Brice, Deanne J ^a   Castro, Hector F ^a   Graham, Robin L ^a   Mayes, Melanie A ^a   Phillips, Jana R ^a   Post, Wilfred M ^b   Schadt, Christopher W ^b   Wullschleger, Stan D ^c   Tyler, Donald D ^c   Jardine, Phillip M ^c   Jastrow, Julie D ^c   Matamala, Roser ^c   Miller, R Michael ^d   Moran, Kelly K ^d   Vugteveen, Timothy W ^d   Izaurralde, R Cesar ^e   Thomson, Allison M ^e   West, Tristram O ^e   Amonette, James E ^f   Bailey, Vanessa L ^e   Metting, F Blaine ^e   Smith, Jeffrey L ^f   more..

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^c ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^e PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^f U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

C:N ratio; Carbon stocks; Nitrogen balance; Nitrogen fertilization; Nitrogen stocks; Root biomass; Root:shoot ratio; Shoot biomass; Switchgrass; Tissue chemistry

Indexed keywords

BIOFUEL; BIOMASS ALLOCATION; CARBON; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GRASS; GROWING SEASON; GROWTH RESPONSE; NITROGEN; PERENNIAL PLANT; RHIZOME; ROOT-SHOOT RATIO;

TENNESSEE; UNITED STATES;

PANICUM VIRGATUM;

EID: 79151482023     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2010.12.016     Document Type: Article

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