Energy crop production in double-cropping systems: Results from an experiment at seven sites

European Journal of Agronomy

Volumn 51, Issue , 2013, Pages 120-129

  Graß, Rüdiger ^a   Heuser, Florian ^a   Stülpnagel, Reinhold ^a   Piepho, Hans Peter ^b   Wachendorf, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Crop sowing date; Double cropping; Energy crop; Methane; Photoperiodic sensitivity; Yield stability

Indexed keywords

BIOGAS; CATCH CROP; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; DOUBLE CROPPING; DRY MATTER; ENERGY CROP; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FERMENTATION; HARVESTING; LIGNIN; MAIZE; METHANE; NUTRIENT LOSS; PESTICIDE; PHOTOPERIOD; PLANT BREEDING; SILAGE; SORGHUM; SOWING DATE; SUSTAINABILITY;

GERMANY;

EID: 84883771389     PISSN: 11610301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eja.2013.08.004     Document Type: Article

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