Level of Carbon Tax Required for Switchgrass and Miscanthus to Compete with Coal for Generating Electricity

carbon tax, miscanthus, switchgrass, Agricultural and Food Policy, Crop Production/Industries, Q10,

Cost to Produce Cellulosic Biomass Feedstock: Four Perennial Grass Species Compared

Switchgrass has been proposed as a dedicated energy crop to fulfill long-term policy goals. Production costs were determined for switchgrass and three alternative perennial grass species for four levels of nitrogen fertilizer and two harvest systems. For the alternatives evaluated, biomass production cost per ton was lowest for switchgrass.Crop Production/Industries,

Establishment and Management of Old World Bluestem Grasses for Seed

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Yield and Production Costs for Three Potential Dedicated Energy Crops in Mississippi and Oklahoma Environments

The objective of this paper is to determine production costs of switchgrass, eastern gammagrass, and giant miscanthus using Mississippi and Oklahoma data. Production costs were computed using a standard enterprise budgeting approach by species and method of harvest. Results indicate cost difference across species and method of harvest.Yield and Cost, biomass species, Crop Production/Industries, Resource /Energy Economics and Policy,

Management of Bermudagrass for Seed Production in Oklahoma

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

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