Phenotypic Variation in Senescence in Miscanthus: Towards Optimising Biomass Quality and Quantity

Bioenergy Research

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 95-105

  Robson, Paul ^a   Mos, Michal ^a   Clifton Brown, John ^a   Donnison, Iain ^a  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bioenergy; Composition; Feedstock matching; Miscanthus; Senescence

Indexed keywords

BIO-ENERGY; BIOMASS QUALITY; BIOMASS YIELD; CROP QUALITY; END-USES; ENVIRONMENTAL SIGNALS; GLOBAL REGIONS; GROWING SEASON; HIGH MOISTURE; INTERSPECIFIC HYBRIDS; MISCANTHUS; MISCANTHUS SINENSIS; NET ENERGY; OPTIMISATIONS; PHENOTYPIC VARIATIONS; RANK ORDER; SENESCENCE; STRONG CORRELATION; YIELD POTENTIAL;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CROPS; LIE GROUPS; OPTIMIZATION; PLANTS (BOTANY);

BIOMASS;

MISCANTHUS; MISCANTHUS SACCHARIFLORUS; MISCANTHUS SINENSIS; POACEAE;

EID: 84857638695     PISSN: 19391234     EISSN: 19391242     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12155-011-9118-6     Document Type: Article

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