Productivity, 15N dynamics and water use efficiency in low- and high-input switchgrass systems

GCB Bioenergy

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 704-716

  Pedroso, Gabriel M ^a   van Kessel, Chris ^a   Six, Johan ^a,b   Putnam, Daniel H ^a   Linquist, Bruce A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

15N recovery; Bioenergy; Biomass yields; High input system; Irrigation use efficiency; Low input system; N fertilization; N use efficiency; Switchgrass

Indexed keywords

CROPS; FERTILIZERS; HARVESTING; IRRIGATION; NITROGEN FERTILIZERS; PLANTS (BOTANY);

BIO-ENERGY; BIOMASS YIELD; INPUT SYSTEMS; IRRIGATION USE; N FERTILIZATION; N USE EFFICIENCY; SWITCHGRASS;

BIOMASS;

BIOENERGY; BIOMASS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GRASS; IRRIGATION; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; SUSTAINABILITY; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

PANICUM VIRGATUM;

EID: 84908028236     PISSN: 17571693     EISSN: 17571707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/gcbb.12104     Document Type: Article

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