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Switchgrass for Biomass Production in Kentucky

Switchgrass for Biomass Production in Kentucky

AGR-201: Switchgrass for Biomass Production in Kentucky

Authored by: Laura Schwer Kenton Sena Ray Smith

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Abstract

Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) is a warm-season, perennial bunch-type grass native to the North American Tallgrass Prairie that has been investigated as a bioenergy crop due to its adaptation to a wide range of environmental conditions and soil types as well as its high stable yields. Switchgrass is recommended for soil conservation and wildlife habitat in both monoculture and in mixed stands of native warm-season grasses and forbs as well as for summer grazing in pasture systems and as a hay crop for cattle.

Core Details

Publication ID

AGR-201

Status

New

Publication Date

Mar. 14, 2011

Series

Multi-Part Series

N/A


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Department(s)

Language

English

Peer Reviewed?

Yes

Contact Information

Tawana Brown
Associate Director, Educational Publications

361 Blazer Dining 343 S. Martin Luther King Blvd. Lexington, KY 40526-0012

+1 (859) 257-7566

tawana.brown@uky.edu