Robert B. Mitchell

TL;DR: Improved genetics and agronomics may further enhance energy sustainability and biofuel yield of switchgrass and improve net energy and economic costs based on known farm inputs and harvested yields.

TL;DR: Alfalfa stems, reed canarygrass, and switchgrass; perennial herbaceous species that have potential as biomass energy crops in temperate regions; were evaluated for their bioconversion potential as energy crops.

TL;DR: The economic potential of cellulosic biomass from switchgrass has heretofore been evaluated using estimates of farm costs based on extrapolation from experimental data and budget estimates as mentioned in this paper, which is a more reliable benchmark for current commercial production costs as compared to other estimates, which range from $25 to $100 Mg −1.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors measured change in soil organic carbon (SOC) and harvested C yield for switchgrass fields on ten farms in the central and northern Great Plains, USA (930 km latitudinal range).

TL;DR: Switchgrass populations for use in biomass production, conservation, or restoration should not be moved more than one hardiness zone north or south from their origin, but some can be moved east or west of their original ecore- gion, if results from tests support broad longitudinal adaptation.