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Iowa study suggests miscanthus would yield more biomass in Iowa soil than originally thought

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Miscanthus, a perennial grass with vast potential to produce biomass, would deliver even better yields than once thought in Iowa, according to research by agronomists at Iowa State University. The paper found that the miscanthus hybrid had low mortality rates when faced with harsh Iowa winters. Nicholas N. Boersma, Emily A.

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Study Concludes That Use of Cellulosic Feedstocks to Meet US Biofuel Requirements Will Still Likely Result in Expansion of the Gulf Dead Zone

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The findings suggest that an aggressive nutrient management strategy will be needed to reach the goal of a 5,000 km 2 areal extent of hypoxia set forth by the Mississippi River/Gulf of Mexico Watershed Nutrient Task Force even in the absence of biofuels, given current production to meet food, feed, and other industrial needs. Landis and H.

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Always Break Yolks: The Joy of Microwave Cooking

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As I write this month’s article, my house is a noisy, dusty construction zone. This water-cooled model was the size of a modest refrigerator, standing approximately 1.7 a manufacturer of home appliances based in Iowa. I am renovating my kitchen, which was originally built in 1964. meters tall and weighing 340 kilograms.

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