Publications Relating to Biofuel

Establishment Guide for Willow Biomass for BCAP Program. (PDF; 183K) Paul Salon, Tim Volk, Mike Fournier. 2012. EFOTG and FSA, Syracuse, NY. June, 2012. 6p. (ID# 11420)

Potential Plants for Biofuel in Texas. (PDF; 91K) Rob Zeihr and Brandon Carr. 2011. USDA-NRCS James E. "Bud" Smith Plant Materials Center, Knox City, TX. November 2010. 3p. (ID# 10316)

Production of Biofuel Crops in Florida: Switchgrass. (PDF; 154 KB) Newman, Y., C. Rainbolt, M.J. Williams, and J. Vendramini. 2008. Agron. Dep., Univ. Florida, IFAS, Florida Coop. Ext. Ser., Gainesville, FL. SS AGR 291. 3p. (ID# 7987)

Planting and Managing Switchgrass as a Biomass Energy Crop. Joel Douglas, Jerry Lamunyon, Richard Wynia and Paul Salon. 2009. USDA-NRCS, Washington, DC. September 2009. 15p. (ID# 9022)

Planting and Managing Giant Miscanthus as a Biomass Energy Crop. (PDF; 962K) M.J. Williams and Joel Douglas. 2011. National PMP Website, 30p. (ID# 10548)

Switchgrass for Biomass Production by Variety Selection and Establishment Methods for Missouri, Illinois, and Iowa. (PDF; 609 KB) Kaiser Jerry. 2009. Missouri. Agronomy Technical Note MO-37 January 2009. 15p. (ID# 8511)

Soil Sequestration of Carbon and Biomass-to-Ethanol. (PDF; 27 KB) D.Dyer. 2000. Lockeford PMC, Lockeford, CA. TN-58. 3p. (ID# 7716)

Technical Note No. 102. ESTIMATED PRODUCTION COST BUDGETS FOR BIOMASS : Switchgrass, ‘Highlander’ eastern gamagrass, Indiangrass and Big Bluestem. (PDF; 200 KB) Jon Allison, Paul B. Rodrigue. 2007. MSPMC data, MS economic data, Coffeeville, MS. TN 102. 16p. (ID# 7268)

Big Bluestem Biomass Trials in North Dakota, South Dakota, and Minnesota. (PDF; 1.6 MB) Tober, D., N. Jensen, W. Duckwitz, and M. Knudson. 2008. USDA, NRCS, Bismarck, ND. June 2008. 20p. (ID# 7933)

Switchgrass Biomass Trials in North Dakota, South Dakota, and Minnesota. (PDF; 852 KB) Tober, D., W. Duckwitz, N. Jensen, and M. Knudson. 2007. USDA, NRCS, Bismarck, ND. March 2007. 20p. (ID# 7093)

Evaluation of warm season grass species and management practices to improve biomass production potential in the mid-South. (PDF; 606 KB) Grabowski, J.M., S.D. Edwards, and J.L. Douglas. 2004. Jamie L. Whitten PMC, Coffeeville, MS. March 2004. 16p. (ID# 5476)

'Dacotah' Switchgrass. (PDF; 499K) Bismarck Plant Materials Center. 2012. USDA-NRCS Plant Materials Center, Bismarck, ND. August 2012. 2p. (ID# 11305)

'Forestburg' Switchgrass. (PDF; 260K) Bismarck Plant Materials Center. 2012. USDA-NRCS Plant Materials Center, Bismarck, ND. August 2012. 2p. (ID# 11304)

Timber Germplasm switchgrass. (PDF; 219K) Cape May PMC. 2012. Cape May PMC, Cape May Court House, NJ. March 2012. 2p. (ID# 11008)

Biomass Crop Assistance Program: Camelina Agronomy Sheet. (PDF; 438K) Stannard, M.E. 2012. NRCS Spokane, Spokane. WAPMC 2012. 3p. (ID# 10960)

Perennial biofeedstock Project at Big Flats. (PDF; 504K) Paul Salon, Martin vander Grinten. 2010. Big Flats PMC, Big Flats, NY. 7/28/10. 2p. (ID# 10051)

A Screening for Biofuel Feedstock Quality of Perennial Warm-Season Grasses in Semiarid Subtropical Environments. (PDF; 1,709K) L.M. Lauriault, M.A. Marsalis, S.V. Angandi, F.E. Contreras-Govea, D.R.Dreesen, D.M. VanLeeuwen. 2012. Las Cruces, NM. NMSU Research Report 774. 8p. (ID# 11163)

Fact Sheet: Planting and Managing Giant Miscanthus (Miscanthus x giganteus) in Missouri for the Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP). (PDF; 49K) Casey, A., J. Kaiser, and R. Cordsiemon. 2011. Elsberry, Missouri. September 2011. 2p. (ID# 10595)

Big Flats Plant Materials Center biofeedstock energy program. (PDF; 14 KB) Paul Salon. 2009. Biomass Energy Forum and Congressional visit at Big Flats Plant Materials Center, Corning, NY. 9/2/09. 2p. (ID# 9120)

Indiangrass (Sorghastrum nutans) Biomass Trials - North Dakota, South Dakota, and Minnesota. (PDF; 1422 KB) Tober, D., N. Jensen, W. Duckwitz, and M. Knudson. 2009. USDA-NRCS Plant Materials Center, Bismarck, ND. July 2009. 20p. (ID# 9102)

Propagation protocol for vegetative production of container Baccharis pilularis DC. plants (Rooted male vegetative cuttings in 1/2 gallon containers.); USDA NRCS - Lockeford Plant Materials Center, Lockeford, California.. (PDF; 40K) Gomes, A., Smither-Kopperl, M. 2012. http://www.nativeplantnetwork.org/Network/ViewProtocols.aspx?View=Print&ProtocolID=3923, Moscow (ID): University of Idaho, College of Natural Resources, Forest Research Nursery.. 23 October 2012. 2p. (ID# 11430)

Switchgrass- Species Collection Description Sheet. (PDF; 219K) Gary Rea. 2011. TXPMC, Knox City, TX. April 2011. 2p. (ID# 10329)