Biomass Production Research Activities

Biofuel Cropping Systems

Project Investigators: Michael Thompson, Matthew Liebman, Matthew Helmers, Kirsten Hofmockel, Fernando Miguez, Richard Cruse, and Robert Horton
Funding: USDA-NIFA

Do Companion Crops Make Miscanthus Establishment More Sustainable?

Project Investigators: Emily Heaton and Richard Cruse
Funding: SunGrant

Sustainable Cropping Systems for Harvesting Corn Stover for Biomass

Project Investigators: Ken Moore
Funding: SunGrant

Sorghum Biomass Cropping Systems

Project Investigators: Ken Moore
Funding: Iowa Energy Center

Perennial Biomass Crops

Project Investigators: Ken Moore
Funding: Plant Sciences Institute and Leopold Center

Switchgrass Variety Evaluation Trial

Project Investigators: Ken Moore
Funding: CERES, Inc.

Agronomic, Environmental and Economic Performance of Alternative Biomass Cropping Systems

Project Investigators: Ken Moore
Funding: Leopold Center and Agricultural Experiment Station

Biomass Feedstock Partnership – Herbaceous Crop Field Trials: Sorghum

Project Investigators: Ken Moore
Funding: SunGrant

N Management in Switchgrass

Project Investigators: Emily Heaton
Funding: ConocoPhilips