Agricultural Engineering/Agronomy, Central Iowa, and BioCentury Research Farms

Above- and Below-ground Biomass Production in Corn and Prairie Bioenergy Cropping Systems

Authors: Matthew Z. Liebman (Iowa State University) , Meghann Elizabeth Jarchow (Iowa State University) , Ranae N. Dietzel (Iowa State University) , David N. Sundberg (Iowa State University)

Abstract

The Comparison of Biofuel Systems (COBS) project is a long-term, 20-acre field experiment designed to provide quantitative, side-by-side comparisons of corn- and prairie-based biofuel feedstock production systems with respect to biomass yields, liquid fuel potential, and multiple environmental impacts. Here, we report on above- and below-ground biomass production from selected treatments.

Keywords: Agronomy

How to Cite: Liebman, M. Z. , Jarchow, M. E. , Dietzel, R. N. & Sundberg, D. N. (2014) “Above- and Below-ground Biomass Production in Corn and Prairie Bioenergy Cropping Systems”, Iowa State University Research and Demonstration Farms Progress Reports. 2013(1).