Stover are the leaves and stalks offield crops, such as corn (maize),sorghum orsoybean that are commonly left in a field after harvesting thegrain. It is similar tostraw, the residue left after any cereal grain or grass has been harvested at maturity for its seed. It can be directly grazed by cattle or dried for use asfodder.[1] Stover has attracted some attention as a potentialfuel source, and asbiomass for fermentation or as a feedstock forcellulosic ethanol production.[2][3] Stover from various crops can also be used in mushroomcompost preparation.[4][5]
The wordstover derives from the English legal termestovers, referring to the right of tenants to cut timber.[6]
waste parts of corn plants, called stover.
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