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If cellulosic ethanol makes it, it probably won't be with corn stover

A new study from the American Society of Agronomy throws some cold water on the use of corn stover as a feed stock for cellulosic ethanol. Stover is all the stuff that's left over after corn is harvested: the stalks, leaves, and husks. The problem is that there may not be enough stover available to make a difference. A lot of stover is needed to be spread on the fields to replenish the organic matter in the soil and to control erosion. If too much of the stover is consumed in the production of fuel, the ability of fields to produce corn would ... Read more →

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