Author: Norman J. Rosenberg

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2007-02-15

Total Pages: 218

ISBN-13: 140205601X

The North American Great Plains is a major global breadbasket but its agriculture is stressed by drought, heat, damaging winds, soil erosion and declining ground water resources. Biomass production and processing on the Plains would partially restore a perennial vegetative cover and create employment opportunities. This book explores the possibility that the ecology and economy of the Plains region, and similar regions, would benefit from the introduction of perennial biomass crops.