Effectiveness of weed management methods in establishment of switchgrass and a native species mixture for biofuels in Wisconsin

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 36, Issue , 2012, Pages 121-131

  Miesel, Jessica R ^a   Renz, Mark J ^a   Doll, Julie E ^a,b   Jackson, Randall D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioenergy crop production; Biomass; Establishment; Production; Switchgrass; Weed management

Indexed keywords

BIO-ENERGY; BIOMASS YIELD; BROADLEAF WEEDS; CROP PRODUCTION; DIVERSE SPECIES; ECONOMIC RISKS; ESTABLISHMENT; GLYPHOSATES; GRASSLAND SPECIES; NATIVE SPECIES; PLANT SPECIES COMPOSITION; SWITCHGRASS; TOTAL COSTS; WEED MANAGEMENT; WISCONSIN;

BIOFUELS; BIOMASS; CROPS; CULTIVATION; HERBICIDES; PRODUCTION;

MIXTURES;

ABUNDANCE; AGRONOMY; BIOENERGY; BIOFUEL; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; GLYPHOSATE; GRASS; GRASSLAND; MONOCULTURE; NATIVE SPECIES; PRODUCTIVITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; WEED CONTROL; YIELD RESPONSE;

UNITED STATES; WISCONSIN;

AVENA; PANICUM VIRGATUM;

EID: 84355161566     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2011.10.018     Document Type: Article

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