Sugar Beet as an Energy Crop

Sugar Tech

Volumn 12, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 288-293

  Panella, Lee ^a  

^a US Department of Agriculture   (United States)

Author keywords

Beta vulgaris; Biofuel; Feedstock; Renewable energy; Sustainable energy

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BETA VULGARIS; BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 79952817485     PISSN: 09721525     EISSN: 09740740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12355-010-0041-5     Document Type: Review

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