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Land usage attributed to corn ethanol production in the United States: sensitivity to technological advances in corn grain yield, ethanol conversion, and co-product utilization

BACKGROUND: Although the system for producing yellow corn grain is well established in the US, its role among other biofeedstock alternatives to petroleum-based energy sources has to be balanced with its predominant purpose for food and feed as well as economics, land use, and environmental stewards...

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Autores principales: Mumm, Rita H, Goldsmith, Peter D, Rausch, Kent D, Stein, Hans H
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4022103/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24725504
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1754-6834-7-61