Bioenergy Traits of Ten Switchgrass Populations Grown in the Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic USA

Bioenergy Research

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 580-590

  Cortese, Laura M ^a   Bonos, Stacy A ^a  

^a The State University of New Jersey   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioenergy; Lignocellulose; Lowland; Switchgrass; Upland; Yield

Indexed keywords

BIO-ENERGY; LIGNOCELLULOSE; LOWLAND; SWITCHGRASS; UPLAND; YIELD;

BIOFUELS; BIOMASS; CELLULOSE; LANDFORMS; LIGNIN; TIMBER;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

COLLETOTRICHUM; PANICUM VIRGATUM;

EID: 84876994019     PISSN: 19391234     EISSN: 19391242     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12155-012-9271-6     Document Type: Article

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