Switchgrass as a bioenergy crop in the Loess Plateau, China: Potential lignocellulosic feedstock production and environmental conservation

A large portion of the Loess Plateau of China is characterized as “marginal” with serious land degradation and desertification problems. Consequently, two policies, Grain for Green and Western Development Action were established by the Chinese government in response to the demand for ecological prot...

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Main Authors: Danielle Cooney, Hyemi Kim, Lauren Quinn, Moon-Sub Lee, Jia Guo, Shao-lin CHEN, Bing-cheng XU, D.K. Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-06-01
Series:Journal of Integrative Agriculture
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095311916615873