Mineral composition and biomass partitioning of sweet sorghum grown for bioenergy in the southeastern USA

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 47, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-8

  Singh, M P ^a   Erickson, J E ^a   Sollenberger, L E ^a   Woodard, K R ^a   Vendramini, J M B ^b   Fedenko, J R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofuel; Biomass quality; Mineral composition; PD; Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench; Sustainable bioenergy

Indexed keywords

BIOFUELS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MINERALS; PALLADIUM; PLANTS (BOTANY); SOILS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TISSUE;

BIO-ENERGY; BIOMASS PARTITIONING; BIOMASS QUALITY; CROPPING SYSTEMS; MINERAL COMPOSITION; SORGHUM BICOLOR (L.) MOENCH; SWEET SORGHUM [SORGHUM BICOLOR (L.) MOENCH]; TOTAL BIOMASS; SWEET SORGHUM;

BIOMASS; BIOFUELS;

BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BIOENERGY; BIOMASS ALLOCATION; BIOMASS POWER; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); SANDY SOIL; SORGHUM; SUSTAINABILITY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MINERAL; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

SORGHUM BICOLOR;

EID: 84870722777     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2012.10.022     Document Type: Article

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