Standardization of Switchgrass Sample Collection for Cell Wall and Biomass Trait Analysis

Bioenergy Research

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 755-762

  Hardin, C Frank ^a,d   Fu, Chunxiang ^a   Hisano, Hiroshi ^a,d   Xiao, Xirong ^a,d   Shen, Hui ^a,d   Stewart Jr , C Neal ^b,d   Parrott, Wayne ^c,d   Dixon, Richard A ^a,d   Wang, Zeng Yu ^a,d  

^a PLANT BIOLOGY DIVISION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^d OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cellulosic biofuels; Developmental stage; Panicum virgatum; Sample collection; Switchgrass

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSIC BIOFUELS; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; PANICUM VIRGATUM; SAMPLE COLLECTION; SWITCHGRASS;

BIOFUELS; BIOMASS; STEEL BEAMS AND GIRDERS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

PANICUM VIRGATUM;

EID: 84877007470     PISSN: 19391234     EISSN: 19391242     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12155-012-9292-1     Document Type: Article

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