PRODUCTIVITY OF THE ENERGY CROPS - GIANT REED AND SWEET SORGHUM IN TURKEY

Authors
GUNES K SAYGIN O
Citation
K. Gunes et O. Saygin, PRODUCTIVITY OF THE ENERGY CROPS - GIANT REED AND SWEET SORGHUM IN TURKEY, Fresenius environmental bulletin, 5(11-12), 1996, pp. 756-761
Citations number
2
Categorie Soggetti
Environmental Sciences
Journal title
Fresenius environmental bulletin → ACNP
ISSN journal
10184619
Volume
5
Issue
11-12
Year of publication
1996
Pages
756 - 761
Database
ISI
SICI code
1018-4619(1996)5:11-12<756:POTEC->2.0.ZU;2-#
Abstract
Annual productivity of two energy crops giant reed and sweet sorghum a re determined. Giant reed plantation from rhizomes showed in first yea r very low biomass yields of 0.7 kg/sqm based on dry weight. Wildly gr owing giant reeds showed 5.3 kg/sqm of production. While sweet sorghum variety Koral showed also low yields, the variety Keller gave a yield of 4 kg/sqm.