2008 Joint Annual Meeting (5-9 Oct. 2008): Agronomic Factors Limiting Sustainable Corn Stover Harvest.
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546-6 Agronomic Factors Limiting Sustainable Corn Stover Harvest.



Monday, 6 October 2008
George R. Brown Convention Center, Exhibit Hall E
W. W. Wilhelm, USDA-ARS, 117 Keim Hall, PO Box 830934, Lincoln, NE 68583-0934, J. Richard Hess, Idaho Natl. Engineering Lab, Idaho National Engrg. & Envl. Lab., PO Box 1625 MS 2210, Idaho Falls, ID 83415-2210, Jane Johnson, USDA-ARS, USDA-ARS, 803 Iowa Ave, Morris, MN 56267, Hero T. Gollany, USDA-ARS, Columbia Plateau Conservation Research Center, PO Box 370, Pendleton, OR 97801, Douglas L. Karlen, USDA-ARS, National Soil Tilth Laboratory, 2150 Pammel Dr., Ames, IA 50011-4420, John Baker, 439 Borlaug1991 Upper Buford, USDA-ARS, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN 55108 and Gary Varvel, USDA-ARS, 123 Keim Hall-UNL, Lincoln, NE 68583-0934
Sustainable feedstock production is a critical issue for the developing biofuel and bio-products industries. Factors limiting the amount of feedstock that can be sustainably harvested from crop lands include soil erosion, soil organic matter considerations, soil compaction, soil water and temperature dynamics, and environmental considerations. Depending on circumstances, any one of the factors can be most limiting. Convenient tools or algorithms are needed to allow managers and regulatory agencies to determine the sustainable harvest rate based on the need to address these five factors. Additional factors may need to be added to the tool in the future.
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