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.;

scholarly journals A High Biomass Yield and Whole Crop Silage Rice Cultivar ‘Mogyang’

2013 ◽  
Vol 45 (4) ◽  
pp. 405-409 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chang-Ihn Yang ◽  
Sang-Bok Lee ◽  
Yong-Jae Won ◽  
Eok-Keun Ahn ◽  
Myeong-Ki Kim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Biomass Yield ◽  
Rice Cultivar ◽  
High Biomass ◽  
High Biomass Yield

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.

High biomass yield energy sorghum: developing a genetic model for C4 grass bioenergy crops

2012 ◽  
Vol 6 (6) ◽  
pp. 640-655 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara N. Olson ◽  
Kimberley Ritter ◽  
William Rooney ◽  
Armen Kemanian ◽  
Bruce A. McCarl ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Biomass Yield ◽  
Genetic Model ◽  
Bioenergy Crops ◽  
High Biomass ◽  
C4 Grass ◽  
Energy Sorghum ◽  
High Biomass Yield

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 Genetic Diversity in Sadajira Rice (Oryza sativa L.) Germplasm

2014 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
MZ Islam ◽  
MA Siddique ◽  
ESMH Rashid ◽  
MS Ahmed ◽  
M Khalequzzaman
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Diversity ◽  
Plant Height ◽  
Flag Leaf ◽  
Mean Value ◽  
Grain Weight ◽  
Yield Potential ◽  
Growth Duration ◽  
Panicle Number ◽  
Cluster Distance ◽  
1000 Grain Weight

Genetic diversity of 40 traditional Bangladeshi rice genotypes was studied under rainfed condition through Mahalanobis D2 statistic for grain yield and yield contributing characters. The genotypes were grouped into six clusters. The inter-cluster distances were higher than intra-cluster distances indicating wider genetic diversity among the genotypes of different clusters. The intra-cluster distances were lower in all the cases reflecting homogeneity of the genotypes within the clusters. The cluster VI contained the highest number of genotypes (18) and the clusters I and II contained the lowest (1). The highest intra-cluster distance was noticed for the cluster IV and lowest for cluster VI. The highest inter-cluster distance was observed between cluster I and IV, followed by cluster I and II, cluster I and III and the lowest between cluster III and IV. Regarding inter-cluster distance, the genotypes of cluster IV showed high genetic distance from all other clusters. The genotypes from cluster IV could be hybridized with the genotypes of other clusters for producing transgressive segregants. Based on canonical vector analysis, panicle number per plant and 1000 grain weight had maximum contribution towards genetic divergence. The highest cluster means for yield, filled grains panicle-1 and grain breadth were obtained from cluster VI. The highest means for plant height, flag leaf area, unfilled grains panicle-1, harvest index and the lowest growth duration were found in cluster I, while the lowest mean value for yield, grain length, 1000 grain weight, plant height and highest mean value for days to flowering and maturity were found in cluster II. The crosses between the genotypes/parents of cluster VI and cluster II, cluster VI and cluster V would exhibit high heterosis as well as higher level of yield potential. Therefore, more emphasis should be given for selection of the genotypes from clusters I, VI and V for future breeding program.  DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/agric.v12i1.19576The Agriculturists 2014; 12(1) 26-32

Murphy Oat

2002 ◽  
Vol 82 (3) ◽  
pp. 555-557 ◽  
Author(s):  
Solomon Kibite, V. Baron ◽  
D. McCartney ◽  
N. Fairey ◽  
G. Clayton
Keyword(s):  
Key Words ◽  
Avena Sativa ◽  
Biomass Yield ◽  
Research Centre ◽  
High Biomass ◽  
Lodging Resistance ◽  
Cultivar Description ◽  
High Biomass Yield

Murphy is a high-yielding forage oat (Avena sativa L.) cultivar developed by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lacombe Research Centre, Lacombe, AB, and released in 2000. It is a late-maturing cultivar with high biomass yield and good lodging resistance. It was developed from a cross of Waldern/IH-1863-515. Murphy is well adapted to Alberta and the rust-free areas of Saskatchewan. Key words: Avena sativa, forage oat (spring), cultivar description

Breeding for High Biomass Yield in Spring Barley

Crop Science ◽  
1990 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lakhdar Boukerrou ◽  
Donald D. Rasmusson
Keyword(s):  
Biomass Yield ◽  
Spring Barley ◽  
High Biomass ◽  
High Biomass Yield
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