Assessing the cultivation potential of the energy crop Miscanthus × giganteus for Germany

GCB Bioenergy

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 763-773

  Schorling, Markus ^a   Enders, Christopher ^a   Voigt, Christian A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

GIS; Acreage potential; Biomass production; Miscanthus x giganteus; Perennial plant; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; CONSERVATION; CULTIVATION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); PLANTS (BOTANY); SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ACREAGE POTENTIAL; BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; BIOMASS PRODUCTIONS; GERMAN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT; MISCANTHUS X GIGANTEUS; PERENNIAL PLANTS; RENEWABLE ENERGIES;

CROPS;

BIOMASS POWER; CULTIVATION; ENERGY CROP; GIS; GRASS; PERENNIAL PLANT; SUSTAINABILITY;

GERMANY;

BRASSICA NAPUS; MISCANTHUS X GIGANTEUS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84931576594     PISSN: 17571693     EISSN: 17571707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/gcbb.12170     Document Type: Article

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