Plant community composition influences fine root production and biomass allocation in perennial bioenergy cropping systems of the upper Midwest, USA

Sprunger, Christine D.; Oates, Lawrence G.; Jackson, Randall D.; Robertson, G. Philip

doi:10.1016/j.biombioe.2017.07.007

Title: Plant community composition influences fine root production and biomass allocation in perennial bioenergy cropping systems of the upper Midwest, USA

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Publication Date:: 2017-10-01

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)

OSTI Identifier:: 1376972

Grant/Contract Number:: ACO5-76RL01830; DEB 1027253

Resource Type:: Published Article

Journal Name:: Biomass and Bioenergy

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Name: Biomass and Bioenergy Journal Volume: 105 Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 0961-9534

Publisher:: Elsevier

Country of Publication:: United Kingdom

Language:: English

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                    Sprunger, Christine D., Oates, Lawrence G., Jackson, Randall D., and Robertson, G. Philip. Plant community composition influences fine root production and biomass allocation in perennial bioenergy cropping systems of the upper Midwest, USA.  United Kingdom: N. p., 2017. 
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                    Sprunger, Christine D., Oates, Lawrence G., Jackson, Randall D., & Robertson, G. Philip. Plant community composition influences fine root production and biomass allocation in perennial bioenergy cropping systems of the upper Midwest, USA.  United Kingdom.  doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biombioe.2017.07.007

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                    Sprunger, Christine D., Oates, Lawrence G., Jackson, Randall D., and Robertson, G. Philip. Sun .  
        "Plant community composition influences fine root production and biomass allocation in perennial bioenergy cropping systems of the upper Midwest, USA".  United Kingdom.  doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biombioe.2017.07.007.

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@article{osti_1376972,

  title        = {Plant community composition influences fine root production and biomass allocation in perennial bioenergy cropping systems of the upper Midwest, USA},

  author       = {Sprunger, Christine D. and Oates, Lawrence G. and Jackson, Randall D. and Robertson, G. Philip},

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  doi          = {10.1016/j.biombioe.2017.07.007},

  journal      = {Biomass and Bioenergy},

  number       = C,

  volume       = 105,

  place        = {United Kingdom},

  year         = {2017},

  month        = {10}

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