The evolution of switchgrass as an energy crop

Green Energy and Technology

Volumn 94, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-28

  Parrish, David J ^a   Casler, Michael D ^b   Monti, Andrea ^c  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S DAIRY FORAGE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CROPS; GLACIAL GEOLOGY; POTENTIAL ENERGY;

BIOENERGY TECHNOLOGY; ENERGY CROPS; EXPLOSIVE GROWTH; HERBACEOUS ENERGY CROPS; PLOIDY LEVELS; RESEARCH EFFORTS; TWENTIETH CENTURY; US DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

EID: 84883154654     PISSN: 18653529     EISSN: 18653537     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4471-2903-5_1     Document Type: Article

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