An assessment of the effect of harvest time and harvest method on biomass loss for Miscanthus × giganteus

GCB Bioenergy

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 400-407

  Meehan, Peter G ^a   McDonnell, Kevin P ^a   Finnan, John M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b TEAGASC   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Biomass; Harvest loss; Harvest methods; Miscanthus

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CROPS; HARVESTERS;

CROP LOSS; HARVEST TIME; HARVEST WINDOWS; MISCANTHUS; POST-HARVEST LOSS;

HARVESTING;

MISCANTHUS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84878736892     PISSN: 17571693     EISSN: 17571707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1757-1707.2012.01205.x     Document Type: Article

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