98-99 Project Summaries

Bioenergy Feedstock Development Program

Woody Crops Research

  • Clonal Development for Willow Biomass - Biofuels Production
  • Development of Pest-Resistant Cottonwood Clones for Biomass Energy Production in the North Central Region
  • Limitations on Short Rotation Woody Crop Growth in the Southeast United States
  • Physiology of Poplar Disease Resistance
  • Poplar Molecular Genetics Cooperative
  • Populus Crop Development in the Southeast United States
  • Regional Testing of Populus Clones
  • Septoria Pathosystem Studies for Populus
  • Short Rotation Woody Crops Cooperative Research Program
  • Testing of Willow Clones for Biomass Production in Wisconsin
  • Tree Genetic Engineering Research Cooperative
  • Plant Modification for Fuel Feedstock Enhancement
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Herbaceous Energy Crops Research

  • Bioenergy Crop Breeding and Production Research in the Southeast
  • Development of In Vitro Culture Systems for Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum)
  • Development of Optimal Establishment and Cultural Practices for Switchgrass and Other Energy Crops
  • Evaluation of Switchgrass Cultivars and Cultural Methods for Biomass Production in the South Central U.S.
  • Genetic Variation Among Switchgrasses in Agronomic Traits, Forage Quality, and Biomass Fuel Production
  • Genetic Variation Among Switchgrasses in Agronomic Traits, Forage Quality, and Biomass Fuel Production - Northern Plains USA
  • Performance Trials for Evaluating Switchgrass
  • Selection and Breeding of New Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum) Varieties for Increased Biomass Production
  • Switchgrass as a Biofuels Crop for the Upper Southeast: Variety Trials and Cultural Improvements
  • Switchgrass Production in Iowa: Economic Analysis, Soil Suitability, and Varietal Performance
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Environmental Research

  • Carbon Sequestration With Short-Rotation Hybrid Poplar Production Compared With Agricultural Crops and Farm Woodlands
  • Development of Optimal Establishment and Cultural Practices for Switchgrass and Other Energy Crops: Environmental Studies
  • Effects of Herbaceous and Woody Crops in Uptake, Release and Offsite Movement of Nutrients and Pesticides
  • Environmental Impacts of Conversion of Cropland to Short-Rotation Biomass
  • Implications of Using Corn Stalks as Bioenergy Feedstocks
  • Soil Organic Carbon Sequestration In Reclaimed Minelands in Ohio
  • Southeastern Sustainability Research: Subsurface Nutrient Movement From Intensively Managed Tree Crops
  • Soil Quality Changes with Production of Intensively Managed Tree Crop
  • Sustainability of High Intensity Forest Management with respect to Water Quality and Site Nutrient Reserves
  • Use of Woody Biomass Crops Compared with Natural Forests by Breeding Birds in the Southeastern U.S.
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Assessments and Analyses

  • Western Forests and Bioenergy
  • Minnesota Wood Energy Scale-up Project
  • Biomass Resource Assessment--Technical Assistance and Computer Support
  • Economic Analysis and Synthesis
  • Geographic Information System to Analyze Cost and Supply of Biomass Feedstocks at a State Level (ORIBAS Model)
  • Macroeconomic Impacts of Using Corn Stover to Produce Ethanol
  • National Agricultural Sector Equilibrium Model (POLYSYS)
  • Stakeholder Interfaces
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