Biomass Yield to Nitrogen Response Functions for Four Candidate Biorefinery Feedstock Perennial Grass Species

Sijesh C. ARAVINDHAKSHAN, Francis M. EPPLIN and Charles TALIAFERRO

No 6081, 2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida from American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association)

Abstract: Biomass yield to nitrogen response functions were determined for four perennial grass species. The species, nitrogen level, and harvest frequency that maximize expected net returns given the climate and soils of the U.S. Southern Plains were determined. For most combinations of biomass and nitrogen price, switchgrass is the optimal species.

Keywords: Crop Production/Industries; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
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Date: 2008
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