Switchgrass Papers & Information:
iBIB – International Directory for Bio-based Businesses (External link)
Profile of Emerging Switchgrass (External link)
Native Warm Season Grass Biomass (External link)
Switchgrass FAQs (External link)
Life Cycle Assessment of Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) Biomass
Production in Ontario (Binu Kalita, 2012)Download
Production in Ontario (Binu Kalita, 2012)Download
Biomass Presentations
Switchgrass: a dual-purpose crop providing high quality bedding and improving rumen function (Roger Samson, 2016)Download
Ontario’s Bioeconomy: Role of Research and Innovation and Agricultural Biomass (Rajib Hazarika and Mahendra Thimmanagari, 2014)Download
Development of improved switchgrass selections in a northern environment (Erik Delaquis, Philippe Seguin, Roger Samson, Arif Mustafa, Huguette Martel, Gail MacInnis)Download
Breeding for Improved Switchgrass in Eastern Canada (poster by Erik Delaquis, Gail MacInnis, Roger Samson, 2013)Download
Biomass Inventory Mapping and Analysis Tool & Related Activities (M. Stumborg and Lawrence Townley-Smith, 2012)Download
Perennial Grasses Panel: Miscanthus Miscanthus, Switchgrass, Polycultures – Growing, Harvesting, Storage, Sustainability (Bill Deen, 2011)Download
Agricultural Residues – crops, harvesting logistics, soil sustainability (Ian McDonald, 2010)Download
Biomass in the Press
Ontario growers join forces to market biomass (Better Farming, May 2016)
Ontario biomass producers in expansion mode (Western Producer, March 2016)
Pretreatment, proper harvest time boost ethanol from switchgrass (Purdue University News Service, August 2011)