Sustainable Biomass Production on Marginal Lands Using a Novel Legume/Grass MixtureCX(s) Applied: B3.6, B5.1Date: 06/16/2010Location(s): Urbana-Champaign, IllinoisOffice(s): Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Golden Field Office
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June 16, 2010
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Sustainable Biomass Production on Marginal Lands Using a Novel Legume/Grass Mixture
CX(s) Applied: B3.6, B5.1
Date: 06/16/2010
Location(s): Urbana-Champaign, Illinois
Office(s): Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Golden Field Office
CX(s) Applied: B3.6, B5.1
Date: 06/16/2010
Location(s): Urbana-Champaign, Illinois
Office(s): Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Golden Field Office
The University of Illinois proposes to use federal funds to develop a system to produce biomass with little or no nitrogen fertilizer application. They will do this by planting nitrogen fixing legumes along side of the perennial grasses. This project will include field plot establishment and biomass production, botanical composition and chemical characterization of biomass, and project management and reporting.