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[0] Corn stover [1] 7,587-7,967 [2] Stover amounts could range from 3-4.5 dry tons/acre/year in fields producing 100-150 bushels of grain/acre [3] Cultivation techniques are established Using a resource that has previously gone unused Stover conversion process could be added to grain-toethanol facilities [5] Corn grain and stover use has reinvigorated the food-fuel debate Can be used for gasification, combustion, or pyrolysis technologies for electricity or biochemical processes for biofuels [4] 
Harvesting and transportation infrastructure not yet established Excessive removal may lead to soil erosion and nutrient runoff Requires high level of nutrients and fertile soils
Biomass Feedstocks for Biopower in the United States
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