| Title | Historical Perspective on How and Why Switchgrass was Seleced as a "Model" High-Potential Energy Crop |
| Description | Economic and environmental assessments by Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Biofuels Feedstock Development Program staff together with the screening project results, and funding limitations lead to making the decision to further develop only switchgrass as a “model” or “prototype” species in about 1990. This paper describes the conditions under which the herbaceous species were screened, summarizes results from those trials, discusses the various factors which influenced the selection of switchgrass, and provides a brief evaluation of switchgrass with respect to criteria that should be considered when selecting and developing a crop for biofuels and bioproducts. |
| File Name | |
| Product Type | Report/Plans |
| URL |
http://www1.eere.energy.gov/biomass/pdfs/ornl_switchgrass.pdf
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| Num of Pages | 59 |
| Document Size | PDF 1.7 MB |
| First Received | 10/27/2009 12:15:59 PM |
| Program Name | Bioenergy Technologies Office |
| Keywords | biomass, switchgrass, feedstock, model, energy crop, biofuel, herbaceous crop, high potential feedstock |
| Print Date | 7/1/2007 12:00:00 AM |
| Product ID | 3968 |
