Assessment of variability in biomass yield and quality: What is an adequate size of sampling area for miscanthus?

GCB Bioenergy

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 572-579

  Knörzer, Heike ^a   Hartung, Karin ^a   Piepho, Hans Peter ^a   Lewandowski, Iris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biomass quality; Biomass yield; Border range; Miscanthus; Perennial crops; Sampling area size; Variability

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; BIODIVERSITY; CROPS; CULTIVATION; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT;

BIOMASS QUALITY; BIOMASS YIELD; BORDER RANGE; MISCANTHUS; PERENNIAL CROPS; SAMPLING AREAS; VARIABILITY;

BIOMASS;

EID: 84890325682     PISSN: 17571693     EISSN: 17571707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/gcbb.12027     Document Type: Article

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