Monk, R.L. and Miller, F.R. and McBee, G.G. (1984) Sorghum improvement for energy production. Biomass, 6 (1-2). pp. 145-153.
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Abstract
Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) has emerged as a leading candidate for biomass utilization among energy crops due to high yield potential, ease of culture and wide adaptability. Previously, enormous diversity present in the germplasm has been manipulated by sorghum breeding programs primarily to produce grain, syrup or forage. Development of sorghumsforenergy utilization will require a similar effort but should be more rapid based on current knowledge of the genetics of desirable characteristics. Results from yield trials of sweet, grain and grain x sweet sorghum hybrids demonstrate that partitioning carbohydrate into both grain and stalks can increase the suitability of the crop forenergy. Fresh weight biomass yields in excess of 60 Mg ha−1 and ethanol yields in excess of 5000 litres ha−1 are possible from the use of improved cultivars
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | biomass production; sorghum; ethanol; agronomic characteristics; dry weight partitioning |
| Author Affiliation: | Texas Agricultural Experiment Station and Department of Soil & Crop Sciences, Texas A & M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA |
| Subjects: | Crop Improvement |
| Divisions: | Sorghum |
| Depositing User: | Ms K Syamalamba |
| Date Deposited: | 14 May 2012 07:31 |
| Last Modified: | 14 May 2012 07:31 |
| Official URL: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0... |
| URI: | http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/5296 |
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