Biomass supply for energetic purposes from some Cardueae species grown in Mediterranean farming systems

Industrial Crops and Products

Volumn 47, Issue , 2013, Pages 218-226

  Ledda, Luigi ^a   Deligios, Paola A ^a   Farci, Roberta ^a   Sulas, Leonardo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bioenergy; Biomass; Cardoon; Chemical composition; Globe artichoke; Milk thistle; Yield

Indexed keywords

BIO-ENERGY; CARDOON; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; GLOBE ARTICHOKE; MILK THISTLE; YIELD;

AGRICULTURAL WASTES; CALORIFIC VALUE; CROPS; PLANTS (BOTANY);

BIOMASS;

AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS; AGRONOMY; ASH; BIOENERGY; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; BIOMASS; BIOMASS POWER; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CROP PERFORMANCE; CROP RESIDUE; CROP YIELD; CULTIVAR; ENERGY CROP; FARMING SYSTEM; GENOTYPE; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT;

ITALY; SARDINIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

CARDUEAE; CYNARA CARDUNCULUS; CYNARA SCOLYMUS; SILYBUM MARIANUM;

EID: 84876300174     PISSN: 09266690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2013.03.013     Document Type: Article

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