Petroleum dependency is a challenge that can potentially be partly offset by agricultural
production of biofuels, while decreasing net, non-renewable carbon dioxide output. Plants …

Oil prices and government mandates have catalyzed rapid growth of nonfossil transportation
fuels in recent years, with a large focus on ethanol from energy crops, but the food crops …

Perennial herbaceous plants such as switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) are being
evaluated as cellulosic bioenergy crops. Two major concerns have been the net energy …

The economic potential of cellulosic biomass from switchgrass has heretofore been
evaluated using estimates of farm costs based on extrapolation from experimental data and …

Life-cycle assessments (LCAs) of switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) grown for bioenergy
production require data on soil organic carbon (SOC) change and harvested C yields to …

Abstract The United States Department of Energy (DOE) has identified switchgrass
(Panicum virgatum L.) as a viable perennial herbaceous feedstock for cellulosic ethanol …

This review focuses on the potential advantages and disadvantages of forages such as
switchgrass (Panicum virgatum), and two small grains: sorghum (Sorghum bicolor), and …

The world energy paradigm is changing from one based on petroleum to one based on a
mixture of energy platforms. This change is precipitated by a finite petroleum supply, an …

Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) is a broadly adapted warm-season grass species native
to most of the central and eastern United States. Switchgrass has been identified as a …

Improving the biomass yield of switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) will improve its utility as a
dedicated energy crop by increasing both its net and total energy yield per hectare. In a …