1. Biomas Removal: Effect on Soil Nutrients and Productivity

Interest in renewable alternatives to fossil energy has increased. There is also a growing awareness of the impact of greenhouse gas emission on global climate change. Crop biomass can be used to make liquid fuels like ethanol. These cellulosic materials are also potential feedstock for controlled combustion substituting fo r natural gas or coal. There are a wide range of potential feedstocks, trees, perennial grasse s and crop non-grain biomass (or residues.). Particularly in the Corn Belt, corn...