Comparative water use by maize, perennial crops, restored prairie, and poplar trees in the US Midwest

Hamilton, S. K.; Hussain, M. Z.; Bhardwaj, A. K.; Basso, B.; Robertson, G. P.

doi:10.1088/1748-9326/10/6/064015

Title: Comparative water use by maize, perennial crops, restored prairie, and poplar trees in the US Midwest

Authors:: Hamilton, S. K.; Hussain, M. Z.; Bhardwaj, A. K.; Basso, B.; Robertson, G. P.

Publication Date:: Wed Jun 17 00:00:00 EDT 2015

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER); USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)

OSTI Identifier:: 1222424

Alternate Identifier(s):: OSTI ID: 1239038

Grant/Contract Number:: FC02-07ER64494; AC05-76RL01830

Resource Type:: Published Article

Journal Name:: Environmental Research Letters

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Name: Environmental Research Letters Journal Volume: 10 Journal Issue: 6; Journal ID: ISSN 1748-9326

Publisher:: IOP Publishing

Country of Publication:: United Kingdom

Language:: English

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                    Hamilton, S. K., Hussain, M. Z., Bhardwaj, A. K., Basso, B., and Robertson, G. P. Comparative water use by maize, perennial crops, restored prairie, and poplar trees in the US Midwest.  United Kingdom: N. p., 2015. 
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                    Hamilton, S. K., Hussain, M. Z., Bhardwaj, A. K., Basso, B., & Robertson, G. P. Comparative water use by maize, perennial crops, restored prairie, and poplar trees in the US Midwest.  United Kingdom.  https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/10/6/064015

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                    Hamilton, S. K., Hussain, M. Z., Bhardwaj, A. K., Basso, B., and Robertson, G. P. Wed .  
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  title        = {Comparative water use by maize, perennial crops, restored prairie, and poplar trees in the US Midwest},

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