Biomass Yield of Naturalized Populations and Cultivars of Reed Canary Grass

2009 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 165-173 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael D. Casler ◽  
Jerome H. Cherney ◽  
E. Charles Brummer
Keyword(s):  
Biomass Yield ◽  
Reed Canary Grass ◽  
Canary Grass

scholarly journals The possibility of using sewage sludge for energy crop cultivation exemplified by reed canary grass and giant miscanthus

2019 ◽  
Vol 70 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacek Antonkiewicz ◽  
Barbara Kołodziej ◽  
Elżbieta Jolanta Bielińska ◽  
Anna Popławska
Keyword(s):  
Sewage Sludge ◽  
Biomass Yield ◽  
Energy Crops ◽  
Municipal Sewage ◽  
Municipal Sewage Sludge ◽  
Reed Canary Grass ◽  
Nutrient Requirements ◽  
Giant Miscanthus ◽  
High Nutrient ◽  
Canary Grass

Abstract Energy crops, on account of high biomass yields, have high nutrient requirements in relation to macroelements. Municipal sewage sludge can be a potential source of micronutrients for plants with high nutrient requirements. The use of macronutrients from sewage sludge by energy crops is an alternative form of nutrient recycling from organic waste. The aim of the research was to assess the content, uptake and use of N, P, K, Ca, Mg and Na from municipal sewage sludge by reed canary grass (Phalaris arundinacea L.) and giant miscanthus (Miscanthus × giganteus Greef et Deu). The effect of sewage sludge on the ratios between macroelements in the biomass of the tested plants was also assessed. The multi-year field experiment involved four levels of fertilization with sewage sludge at doses of 0, 10, 20, 40, 60 Mg DM·ha−1. Due to the low potassium content in this waste, supplementary potassium fertilization (100 kg K·ha−1 in the form of 40% potassium salt (KCl)) was applied once on all plots. It was established that the increasing doses of sewage sludge had a considerable effect on the increase in the content and uptake of N, P, K, Ca, Mg and Na by the biomass of the tested energy crops. The research shows that, compared to giant miscanthus, reed canary grass had a higher macronutrient content. The largest amount of uptaken N, P, K, Ca and Mg was found in reed canary grass (at a dose of 40 Mg DM·ha−1), whereas Na was detected in giant miscanthus (at a dose o 20 Mg DM·ha−1). It was established that giant miscanthus, on account of its higher yielding, recovers macroelements from sewage sludge applied to soil at a dose of 10 Mg DM·ha−1 to the greatest extent. The increasing doses of sewage sludge considerably decreased the value of K:Mg, Ca:Mg, Ca:P ratios in miscanthus biomass yield. The applied doses of sewage sludge (40–60 Mg DM·ha−1) increased the value of K:Ca, Ca:P, K:Na ratios in miscanthus biomass yield.

scholarly journals Variation in biomass related variables of reed canary grass

2003 ◽  
Vol 12 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 213-225 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. SAHRAMAA ◽  
H. IHAMÄKI ◽  
L. JAUHIAINEN
Keyword(s):  
Plant Height ◽  
Biomass Yield ◽  
Local Group ◽  
Yield Potential ◽  
Reed Canary Grass ◽  
High Biomass ◽  
Panicle Number ◽  
Shoot Number ◽  
Canary Grass ◽  
High Biomass Yield

Reed canary grass, Phalaris arundinacea L., is a relatively new biomass crop in northern Europe, which produces raw material for bioenergy and paper pulp. Breeding reed canary grass for industrial purposes is under way in the absence of domestic cultivars being available. Knowledge of the extent of variation in biomass related traits is a basic requirement of the breeding programme. The aim of this study was to describe variation in biomass related traits and evaluate the relationships among the variables. Field experiment was carried out between 1994 and 1998 in Finland. Research material included wild and elite populations, which were divided into ten groups according to their origin. Biomass yield, plant fractions, shoot number, node number, leaf area and overwintering ability were measured. Panicle number, plant height and seed ripening were included to the analyses of the relationships. Results indicated the high biomass yield potential of reed canary grass, reaching over 13 t DM ha-1 in the fourth year after establishment. Elite material and a local group from southern Finland had the highest biomass yield, whereas the northernmost local group had the lowest. Three factors established accounted for 45% of the variance and they were defined as “high biomass yield”, “leaf-shoot relationship” and “fast development”. The first factor indicated positive connections among biomass yield, panicle number, plant height, straw fraction and node fraction. This study indicated variation in agronomic traits of reed canary grass, which enables breeding of new cultivars with desired trait combinations.;

Simulation of biomass yield of regular and chilling tolerant Miscanthus cultivars and reed canary grass in different climates of Europe

2016 ◽  
Vol 86 ◽  
pp. 329-333 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tanka P. Kandel ◽  
Astley Hastings ◽  
Uffe Jørgensen ◽  
Jørgen E. Olesen
Keyword(s):  
Biomass Yield ◽  
Reed Canary Grass ◽  
Canary Grass ◽  
Different Climates

Reed canary grass biomass yield and energy use efficiency in Northern European pedoclimatic conditions

2011 ◽  
Vol 35 (10) ◽  
pp. 4407-4416 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liia Kukk ◽  
Hugo Roostalu ◽  
Elsa Suuster ◽  
Helis Rossner ◽  
Merrit Shanskiy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Energy Use ◽  
Biomass Yield ◽  
Reed Canary Grass ◽  
Energy Use Efficiency ◽  
Northern European ◽  
Canary Grass ◽  
Use Efficiency ◽  
Grass Biomass

Bare soil and reed canary grass ecosystem respiration in peat extraction sites in Eastern Finland

Tellus B ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 60 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
N. J. Shurpali ◽  
N. P. Hyvönen ◽  
J. T. Huttunen ◽  
C. Biasi ◽  
H. Nykänen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Respiration ◽  
Bare Soil ◽  
Reed Canary Grass ◽  
Peat Extraction ◽  
Canary Grass ◽  
Eastern Finland
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