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Showing 1 to 20 of 37 for “"bioenergy crop"”.
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Exploring the sustainability of bioenergy crop candidates from a microbiome perspective
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'Closed Access', the embargo will last until 2024-08-01
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Feasibility study of growing bioenergy crop along Illinois highway right of way
The student, Sijie Shi, accepted the attached license on 2016-12-05 at 10:09.
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Economic Modeling of Bioenergy Crop Production and Carbon Emission Reduction in Illinois
These results have several policy implications. Carbon cap-and-trade policy, if adopted, is likely to create an incentive for biomass co-firing. Such a policy would reduce the significant amount of carbon emissions and help the State obtain a considerable share of renewable energy. The carbon …
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Development of prairie cordgrass (spartina pectinata link) as a dedicated bioenergy crop
Development of perennial-grass bioenergy crops relies on investigating the genetic resources, understanding the physiology, and optimizing the agronomic practices related to biomass production. As one of the dominant native grass species (Poaceae), prairie cordgrass (Spartina pectinata Link) showed …
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Agro-Climatic And Land Suitability Mapping For Switchgrass Grown As A Bioenergy Crop In North Dakota
… candidate for bio-ethanol production. Annual crops, used for bioenergy production such as corn, soybeans, often results in loss of soil organic matter and release of soil carbon, whereas perennial crops like switchgrass can help build soil organic matter and store more soil carbon due to the …
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The potential implications of bioenergy crop production for water and energy balance and carbon and nitrogen dynamics in the United States
… investigate the impacts of large-scale growth of bioenergy crops on water and energy balance and coupled carbon and nitrogen dynamics in the US. To achieve this objective, I apply and extend a coupled biogeochemical and biogeophysical model, the Integrated Science Assessment Model (ISAM), to …
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Analysis of the Potential for Diazotrophic Endophytes to Increase Efficiency of Bioenergy Crop Production: Growth promotion effects of the endophytes isolated from Populus trichocarpa and Salix sitchensis
… Endophytes to Increase Efficiency of Bioenergy Crop Production: Growth promotion effects of the endophytes isolated from Populus trichocarpa and Salix sitchensis</bold> Jenny L. Knoth Chair of the Supervisory Committee: Associate Professor, Dr. Sharon L. Doty School of Environmental …
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Discerning Agronomic Best Management Practices for the Bioenergy Crop Camelina: A Focus on Water Requirements, Sowing Date and Method, and Nitrogen Application Rate in the Semiarid Environment of Northern Nevada
… [Camelina sativa (L.) Crantz], a reemerging crop that has been grown for decades in different parts of the world, has drawn considerable attention as a viable feedstock for biodiesel and jet fuel production, and it has widespread environmental adaptations, because of its ability to thrive …
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Effect of bioenergy crops and fast growing trees on hydrology and water quality in the Little Vermilion River Watershed
… and sustainability require a suite of biomass crops, including woody species. Short rotation woody crops (SRWCs) such as <em>Populus</em> have great potential as biofuel feedstocks. Quantifying biomass yields of bioenergy crop and hydrologic and water quality responses to growth is important …
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Public participation GIS as a cultural process: cultural theory, participation references, and GIS-aided decision making among farmers in central Illinois
… of environmental and economic impacts of bioenergy crop development. Results suggest a practical need to integrate participation preferences in adaptive management strategies, particularly regarding farmer involvement, while Grid/Group theory provides a unifying framework for interpreting …
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The Genomic Basis of Heterosis in High-Yielding Triploid Hybrids of Willow (Salix spp.) Bioenergy Crops
… renewable energy production from lignocellulosic bioenergy crops such as shrub willow (Salix spp.), can help offset fossil fuel usage without competing with food crops. Hybridization is a key component in shrub willow breeding because hybrids often exhibit heterosis for yield. The genomic basis of …
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Switchgrass Yield, Nutrient Uptake, And Rhizosphere Microbial Community Composition As Affected By Cultivar And Soil Fertility
… warm-season perennial that can be grown as a bioenergy crop on fragile or low-productivity soils, reserving prime agricultural land for food crops. The objectives of this dissertation were to evaluate switchgrass and mixed native perennial production and nutrient removal as a function of …
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Effects of Biosolids Application and Harvest Frequency on Switchgrass Yield, Feedstock Quality, and Theoretical Ethanol Yield
Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) is a promising bioenergy crop for biofuel production. However, the effects of biosolids application on biomass yield, nitrogen (N) concentration, feedstock quality and theoretical ethanol yield (TEY) are rarely reported in the literature. The objectives of this …
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Improving barley for biofuel production – investigating the role of 4CL and CCR in the lignin biosynthesis pathway
… research model for such novel bioenergy crops and also as a bioenergy crop itself. This thesis concerns the 4CL and the CCR enzymes on the lignin pathway which were chosen as the targets to manipulate lignin in barley. They were selected because there is evidence that …
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Perennial energy crops on riparian buffers affect nitrogen cycling microbial communities
Production of perennial bioenergy crops on farmland that is suboptimal for food crops has been suggested for ecosystem services such as mitigating greenhouse gas emissions and reducing nutrient loss while producing sustainable bioenergy feedstocks. Even though we understand the relationship between …
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Genetic Improvement of Switchgrass Cell Wall Content, Leaf Angle and Flowering Time
Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) is a candidate bioenergy crop. Somatic embryogenic (SE) calli are used for genetic transformation in switchgrass. A superior switchgrass line, HR8, was developed using recurrent tissue culture selection from cv. Alamo. HR8 SE calli were genetically transformable …
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An integrative approach for germplasm utilization, genetic diversity and QTL mapping in Camelina spp. and crop-production issues in Thlaspi arvense, new promising oilseed crops for bioenergy and industrial uses
… demand for alternative energy sources, such as bioenergy crops. Ideally a good bioenergy crop has low input requirements (able to grow in marginal zones), fast growth and maturity, tolerance to biotic and abiotic stress conditions, and high productivity. Camelina (Camelina sativa (L.) Crantz) …
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Response of farmers' decisions and stream water quality to price incentives for nitrogen reduction, carbon abatement, and miscanthus cultivation: predictions based on agent-based modeling coupled with water quality modeling
… of nitrogen, carbon and second-generation bioenergy crop prices. This study also estimates the effects in turn of these decisions on water quality, namely stream nitrate load. Given that agriculture is the single largest source of nitrogen in surface waters and is a major contributor to …
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