Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum) is native to the eastern United States but is reported to have only traveled naturally as far west as AZ and NV. This warm-season perennial grass has been grown as a seed crop in the Pacific Northwest (PNW) for more than 20 years but monitoring for adaptability as forage or research into biomass for ethanol production had been lacking until about five years ago. This paper highlights some of our results and a few conclusions from hard-learned lessons and where switchgrass maybe successful for biofuel in the west.
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