Establishment and persistence of legumes in switchgrass biomass and forage/biomass production systems

Switchgrass, Panicum virgatum, is being developed as an economically and ecologically sustainable biomass crop. Nitrogen is considered one of the most limiting inputs of switchgrass. Alternatives to synthetic nitrogen fertilization may be nitrogen-fixing legumes interseeded into switchgrass. The obj...

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Main Author: Warwick, Kara Spivey
Format: Others
Published: Trace: Tennessee Research and Creative Exchange 2011
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Online Access:http://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_gradthes/1035