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Increasing biomass through double-cropping system

November 30, 1999
By Iowa State University

Dec. 7, 2010, Ames, Iowa – Trying to increase the amount of biomass available for ethanol production has led Iowa State University researchers to explore a double-cropping system that netted mixed results.


Dec. 7, 2010, Ames, Iowa – Trying to increase the amount of biomass available for ethanol production has led Iowa State University researchers to explore a double-cropping system that netted mixed results.

Researchers planted triticale, a relative of wheat, in the fall and harvested it in the spring. Then they planted sorghum in early June and harvested it in mid-September. | READ MORE

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