[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