Morphological and physiological traits for higher biomass production in perennial rhizomatous grasses grown on marginal land

GCB Bioenergy

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 375-385

  Jones, Michael B ^a   Finnan, John ^b   Hodkinson, Trevor R ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b TEAGASC   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Energy crops; Marginal land; Perennial rhizomatous grasses; Phenotype; Plant traits; Stress tolerance

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; FORESTRY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ENERGY CROPS; MARGINAL LANDS; PERENNIAL RHIZOMATOUS GRASSES; PHENOTYPE; PLANT TRAITS; STRESS TOLERANCE;

CROPS;

BIOMASS POWER; BIOTECHNOLOGY; ENERGY CROP; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; GRASS; MORPHOLOGY; PERENNIAL PLANT; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; TOLERANCE;

POACEAE;

EID: 84923087566     PISSN: 17571693     EISSN: 17571707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/gcbb.12203     Document Type: Review

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