Quantifying the peak yields of four cellulosic bioenergy crops in the East-Central Poland.
ROMAN MOLAS
USida R&D, Czardasza 12/2, 02-169 Warszawa, Polandhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7586-9286
HALINA BORKOWSKA
Department of Plant Production Technology and Commodity Science, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Akademicka 15, 20-950 Lublin, PolandALEKSANDRA GŁOWACKA
Department of Plant Production Technology and Commodity Science, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Akademicka 15, 20-950 Lublin, Polandhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2835-7426
DOMINIKA SKIBA
Department of Plant Production Technology and Commodity Science, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Akademicka 15, 20-950 Lublin, Polandhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1572-1591
Abstract
Through the six successive years (2010–2015), from the 5th to the 10th year of cultivation, research was carried out on yielding and species characteristics of 4 perennial vegetatively propagated energy crops. These were: 2 species of Miscanthus, Sida hermaphrodita, and 2 Salix viminalis clones (1047 and 1054), cultivated side-by-side. The height and shoot number, yield and biomass moisture were evaluated. The highest shoot density of Miscanthus sacchariflorus was found, while the largest yield of Miscanthus × giganteus. Salix viminalis and Miscanthus × giganteus biomass was characterized by the highest content of accumulated moisture (on average 50%). The Sida hermaphrodita plants were appeared as the tallest ones on the six-year average. It is worth mentioning, we have concluded that yield of Miscanthus, and Sida is high and stable in the long-term study. However, in the average yields of these 2 species (Miscanthus × giganteus and Sida hermaphrodita) no statistically significant differences were found. Results can strengthen the improved species diversity in perennial energy crops cultivation.
Keywords:
lignocellulosic species, Miscanthus, Sida hermaphrodita, Salix viminalis, yieldsReferences
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USida R&D, Czardasza 12/2, 02-169 Warszawa, Poland https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7586-9286
Department of Plant Production Technology and Commodity Science, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Akademicka 15, 20-950 Lublin, Poland
Department of Plant Production Technology and Commodity Science, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Akademicka 15, 20-950 Lublin, Poland https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2835-7426
Department of Plant Production Technology and Commodity Science, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Akademicka 15, 20-950 Lublin, Poland https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1572-1591
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