Impact of land classification on potential warm season grass biomass production in Ontario, Canada

Canadian Journal of Plant Science

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 249-260

  Kludze, Hilla ^a   Deen, Bill ^a   Weersink, Alfons ^a   van Acker, Rene ^a   Janovicek, Ken ^a   De Laporte, Aaron ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Break even price; Land capability; Marginal lands; Miscanthus; Prime lands; Switchgrass

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FOSSIL FUEL; GRASS; SOIL CLASSIFICATION; STATE ROLE;

CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

EID: 84877696850     PISSN: 00084220     EISSN: 19181833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/CJPS2012-143     Document Type: Article

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