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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"Switch Grass"”.
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Preprocessing of Biomass Using Mechanical, Chemical and Microbial Techniques
… and mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions. Grasses, agricultural residues, animal residues and waste, used oils, etc., can be used as starting materials in the production of biofuels. Various preprocessing techniques used in the preprocessing of biomass, such as microbial preprocessing, …
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The Potential Allelopathic Effect of Several Grass Species on Native Missouri Prairie Plant Species
Aqueous shoot and root extracts of five grass species, Sorghastrum nutans (Indian grass), Andropogon gerardii (big bluestem), Bothriochloa bladhii (caucasian bluestem), Panicum virgatum (switch grass), and Schizachyrium scoparium (little bluestem), were tested in petri plates for two weeks for …
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Phosphorus Transport and Distribution in Kentucky Soils Prepared Using Various Biochar Types
… Loamy sand soils with both pine chips and switch grass biochar types have shown slightly increased leeching of phosphorus upon addition of biochar whereas clay loam soils have not shown any significant change upon addition of biochar.</p>
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Productivity and quality of tall fescue and switchgrass under two harvest managements and different harvest intensities
… often becomes dormant in the hot summer months. Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) has potential to supplement the limited carrying capacity of tall fescue in mid-summer. The objective of this study was to determine the seasonal dry matter distribution and quality of tall fescue and switchgrass as …
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Economics of using biomass electric power for energy application of light commercial building
… negligible environmental effect. Woody mass, switch grass, hazzle nut shells and other biomass wastes can be utilized in a gasifier to meet the electrical, heating and cooling loads of a building. Based on current economic data, characteristics of a gasifier and that of the building, computer …
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Sensor development for estimation of biomass yield applied to Miscanthus Giganteus
… energy crops such as Miscanthus Giganteus (MxG), switch grass, and sugar cane. The availability of yield monitors would allow better organization and scheduling of harvesting operations. In addition, the real-time yield data would allow adaptive speed control of a harvester to optimize …