Comparative productivity of alternative cellulosic bioenergy cropping systems in the North Central USA

•Perennial bioenergy crops were highly productive relative to corn.•Harvested yields lagged ANPP by as much as 60%.•Production benefits from high diversity polycultures were not realized.•Physiological constraints and seasonal complications may delay establishment. Biofuels from lignocellulosic feed...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Agriculture, ecosystems & environment ecosystems & environment, 2016-01, Vol.216 (C), p.344-355
Hauptverfasser:	Sanford, Gregg R., Oates, Lawrence G., Jasrotia, Poonam, Thelen, Kurt D., Robertson, G.Philip, Jackson, Randall D.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Corn stover Giant miscanthus Harvest efficiency Hybrid poplar Miscanthus Panicum virgatum Populus nigra Restored prairie Switchgrass Zea mays
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