Biomass, grain and energy yield in Cynara cardunculus L. as affected by fertilization, genotype and harvest time

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 36, Issue , 2012, Pages 404-410

  Ierna, Anita ^a   Mauro, Rosario P ^b   Mauromicale, Giovanni ^b  

^a CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biomass yield; Cynara cardunculus; Energy yield; Fertilization level; Genotype; Harvest time

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS YIELD; CYNARA CARDUNCULUS; ENERGY YIELDS; FERTILIZATION LEVEL; GENOTYPE; HARVEST TIME;

CROPS; EXPERIMENTS; HARVESTING; PLANTS (BOTANY); SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

BIOMASS;

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; AGROECOLOGY; AGRONOMY; BIOMASS; CROP YIELD; DICOTYLEDON; ENERGY CROP; FERTILIZER; GENOTYPE; HARVESTING; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; RIPENING; SELECTIVE BREEDING; SUSTAINABILITY; YIELD RESPONSE;

ITALY; SICILY;

CYNARA CARDUNCULUS; CYNARA SCOLYMUS;

EID: 84355166811     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2011.11.013     Document Type: Article

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