Low-Input Production of Biomass from Perennial Grasses in the Coastal Plain of Georgia, USA

BioEnergy Research - Tập 5 Số 1 - Trang 206-214 - 2012
J. Knoll1, William F. Anderson1, Timothy C. Strickland2, R. K. Hubbard2, Ravindra Malik3
1USDA-ARS, Crop Genetics and Breeding Research Unit, P.O. Box 748, Tifton, GA, 31793, USA
2USDA-ARS, Southeast Watershed Research Laboratory, P.O. Box 748, Tifton, GA, 31793, USA
3Department of Natural Sciences, College of Sciences and Health Professions, Albany State University, Albany, GA, 31705, USA

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