Aboveground productivity and soil carbon storage of biofuel crops in Ohio

GCB Bioenergy

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 67-75

  Bonin, Catherine L ^a   Lal, Rattan ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofuel feedstock; Corn; Ethanol; Soil organic carbon; Switchgrass; Willow

Indexed keywords

CROPS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ETHANOL; FEEDSTOCKS; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); GREENHOUSE GASES; ORGANIC CARBON; PLANTS (BOTANY); SOILS;

BIOFUEL FEEDSTOCKS; CORN; SOIL ORGANIC CARBON; SWITCHGRASS; WILLOW;

BIOFUELS;

PANICUM VIRGATUM; POACEAE; SALIX; SORGHASTRUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84889662960     PISSN: 17571693     EISSN: 17571707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/gcbb.12041     Document Type: Article

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