The Effect of Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Potassium Fertilizers on Prairie Biomass Yield, Ethanol Yield, and Nutrient Harvest

Bioenergy Research

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 279-291

  Jungers, Jacob M ^a   Sheaffer, Craig C ^a   Lamb, John A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Agronomically optimum nitrogen rate; Biomass yield; Cellulosic ethanol; Nitrogen fertilization; Prairie; Switchgrass

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CELLULOSIC ETHANOL; ETHANOL; HARVESTING; LOCATION; NITROGEN FERTILIZERS; NUTRIENTS; PHOSPHORUS; PLANTS (BOTANY); POTASSIUM FERTILIZERS;

BIOMASS YIELD; NITROGEN FERTILIZATION; NITROGEN RATE; PRAIRIE; SWITCHGRASS;

BIOETHANOL;

PANICUM VIRGATUM;

EID: 85027956177     PISSN: 19391234     EISSN: 19391242     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12155-014-9525-6     Document Type: Article

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