Analysis of young Miscanthus × giganteus yield variability: A survey of farmers' fields in east central France

GCB Bioenergy

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 122-135

  Lesur Dumoulin, Claire ^a,b   Lorin, Mathieu ^a   Bazot, Mathieu ^a   Jeuffroy, Marie Hélène ^a   Loyce, Chantal ^a  

^a INRA Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique   (France)

^b Mas Blanc   (France)

Author keywords

Bioenergy; Commercial yield; Miscanthus giganteus; On farm research; Perennial crop establishment; Regional agronomic diagnosis

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; BIOFUELS; BIOMASS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

BIO-ENERGY; BIOENERGY CROPS; COMMERCIAL YIELD; EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; MISCANTHUS; MIXED MODELING; PERENNIAL CROPS; PRECEDING CROPS;

CROPS;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; AGRONOMY; BIOENERGY; BIOMASS; CROP YIELD; ENERGY CROP; LIMITING FACTOR; PERENNIAL PLANT; RESEARCH WORK; SURVEY METHOD;

FRANCE;

EID: 84954366327     PISSN: 17571693     EISSN: 17571707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/gcbb.12247     Document Type: Article

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