Influence of soil texture and crop management on the productivity of miscanthus (Miscanthus × giganteus Greef et Deu.) in the Mediterranean

GCB Bioenergy

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 998-1008

  Roncucci, Neri ^a   Nassi O Di Nasso, Nicoletta ^a   Bonari, Enrico ^a,b   Ragaglini, Giorgio ^a  

^a SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

^b CRIBE Centro di Ricerche Interuniversitario Biomasse da Energia   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biomass; Energy crop; Harvest time; Irrigation; Leaf area index; Leaf litter; Nitrogen agronomic efficiency; Nitrogen fertilization; Yield

Indexed keywords

BIOFUELS; BIOMASS; HARVESTING; IRRIGATION; NITROGEN; PLANTS (BOTANY); PRODUCTIVITY; SOILS;

ENERGY CROPS; HARVEST TIME; LEAF AREA INDEX; LEAF LITTER; NITROGEN FERTILIZATION; YIELD;

CROPS;

AGRONOMY; BIOMASS; CROP YIELD; ENERGY CROP; GRASS; HARVESTING; IRRIGATION; LEAF AREA INDEX; LEAF LITTER; NITROGEN; SOIL TEXTURE;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

MISCANTHUS; MISCANTHUS X GIGANTEUS;

EID: 84938985766     PISSN: 17571693     EISSN: 17571707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/gcbb.12202     Document Type: Article

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