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The Effects Of Harvest Regime, Irrigation, And Salinity On Stem Lignocellulosic Concentrations In Alfalfa (Medicago Sativa L.), Adam Harvey Warnke
The Effects Of Harvest Regime, Irrigation, And Salinity On Stem Lignocellulosic Concentrations In Alfalfa (Medicago Sativa L.), Adam Harvey Warnke
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Rapid consumption of crude oil reserves has made it necessary to find methods of processing a renewable and sustainable feedstock for conversion into ethanol. Lignocellulosic feedstocks are promising because they are typically environmentally friendly and can meet the high-yield potential necessary for ethanol production. Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) has promise as a feedstock for ethanol production because of its high biomass yields, perennial-habit, relationship with nitrogen-fixing bacteria, and other co-products. This study focused on the effects of harvest regime, irrigation, and salinity on stem lignocellulosic concentrations in alfalfa for ethanol production during the 2010 and 2011 growing seasons in …