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The feasibility of switchgrass for biofuel production

Rob Mitchell Department of Agronomy & Horticulture, USDA Central-East Regional Biomass Center, Grain, Forage & Bioenergy Research Unit, USDA-ARS, Lincoln, NE 68583-0737, USA;[email protected]
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Kenneth P Vogel Department of Agronomy & Horticulture, USDA Central-East Regional Biomass Center, Grain, Forage & Bioenergy Research Unit, USDA-ARS, Lincoln, NE 68583-0737, USA
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Daniel R Uden Nebraska Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit-USGS, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68583, USA
Pages 47-59 | Published online: 09 Apr 2014

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