Moisture loss and ash characterization of high-tonnage sorghum

American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers Annual International Meeting 2011, ASABE 2011

Volumn , Issue SUPPL., 2011, Pages 38-49

  Hartley, Brandon E ^a   Gibson, John D ^a   Alex Thomasson, J ^a   Searcy, Stephen W ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ash composition; Biomass harvesting; Biomass storage; High tonnage sorghum; Soil entrainment; Sorghum fraction composition

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CROPS; ENGINEERS; HARVESTING;

ASH CHARACTERIZATION; ASH COMPOSITION; BIOMASS HARVESTING; BIOMASS STORAGE; COMPOSITIONAL CHANGES; ENERGY CROPS; HIGH-TONNAGE SORGHUM; IN-FIELD; MODULE BUILDER; MOISTURE DISTRIBUTION; MOISTURE LOSS; PLANT FRACTIONS; PLANT LEAF;

MOISTURE CONTROL;

EID: 81255154090     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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