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Corn Stover Ethanol Yield of Bt and Non-Bt Isolines.
Wednesday, October 24, 2012: 2:45 PM
Duke Energy Convention Center, Junior Ballroom A, Level 3, 3
Kurt Thelen, Pavani Tumbalam and Andrew Adkins, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Reports in the literature have identified corn stover compositional differences between Bt and non-Bt isolines. The objective of this study was to compare the ethanol yield of several Bt and non-Bt isolines of corn stover. Corn stover from 4 isoline pairs was grown at 4 locations across a latitudinal transect in Michigan. Stover resulting from these plots was analyzed for sugar profile, cellulose content, and ethanol yield.