Biomass and energy yield of industrial hemp grown for biogas and solid fuel

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 3040-3049

  Prade, Thomas ^a   Svensson, Sven Erik ^a   Andersson, Allan ^a   Mattsson, Jan Erik ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Biogas substrate; Cannabis sativa L; Dry matter yield; Energy crop; Harvesting date; Straw fuel

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS SATIVA; DRY MATTER YIELD; ENERGY CROP; HARVESTING DATE; STRAW FUEL;

BIOGAS; BIOMASS; CROPS; FUELS; HARVESTING; HEMP; SUGAR BEETS; SUGARS;

ENERGY HARVESTING;

BIOENERGY; BIOGAS; BIOMASS POWER; COLD REGION; CROP YIELD; CULTIVATION; DRY MATTER; ENERGY CROP; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GAS PRODUCTION; HARVESTING; HEATING; HERB; HYDROGEN; MOISTURE CONTENT; SOWING DATE; STRAW;

NORTHERN EUROPE;

BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS; CANNABIS; CANNABIS SATIVA; MEDICAGO SATIVA; PHALARIS; PHALARIS ARUNDINACEA; TRIFOLIUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 79958079412     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2011.04.006     Document Type: Article

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