Crop Residue May Be Too Valuable To Harvest For Biofuels
Friday, July 18, 2008 - 19:21
in Earth & Climate
In the rush to develop renewable fuels from plants, converting crop residues into cellulosic ethanol would seem to be a slam dunk. However, that might not be such a good idea for farmers growing crops without irrigation in regions receiving less than 25 inches of precipitation annually, says a soil scientist.