Biomass sorghum production and components under different irrigation/tillage systems for the southeastern U.S.

Industrial Crops and Products

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 589-598

  Rocateli, A C ^a   Raper, R L ^b   Balkcom, K S ^c   Arriaga, F J ^c   Bransby, D I ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b DALE BUMPERS SMALL FARMS RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^d AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ash; Bioenergy; Lignin; Lignocellulosic biomass; Moisture content

Indexed keywords

ALABAMA; BIO-ENERGY; BIOMASS PRODUCTIONS; BIOMASS QUALITY; CONSERVATION TILLAGE; CORN (ZEA MAYS L.); DRY MATTERS; ENERGY CROPS; GRAIN SORGHUM; HOLOCELLULOSE; LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS; MOISTURE CONTENTS; PLANT HEIGHT; PLANT POPULATION; PRODUCTION SYSTEM; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE; SORGHUM BICOLOR;

ASHES; BIOFUELS; CROPS; IRRIGATION; LIGNIN; MOISTURE; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; PLANTS (BOTANY); QUALITY CONTROL; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

BIOMASS;

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; ASH; BIOENERGY; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; CELLULOSE; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; CRUDE OIL; DROUGHT RESISTANCE; DRY MATTER; ENERGY CROP; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FORAGE; HEIGHT; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; LIGNIN; MAIZE; MOISTURE CONTENT; PHOTOPERIOD; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SORGHUM; TILLAGE;

ALABAMA; UNITED STATES;

SORGHUM BICOLOR; SORGHUM BICOLOR BICOLOR; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 83255165383     PISSN: 09266690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2011.11.007     Document Type: Article

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