TY - GEN
T1 - Yield comparison between switchgrass and miscanthus based on multi-year side by side comparison in Europe
AU - Lasorella, M.V.
AU - Monti, A.
AU - Alexopoulou, E.
AU - Riche, A.
AU - Sharma, N.
AU - Cadoux, S.
AU - van Diepen, C.A.
AU - Elbersen, B.S.
AU - Atzema, A.J.
AU - Elbersen, H.W.
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PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - Energy crops are expected to provide a significant amount of biomass to achieve the European targets on renewable energy. Here we focus on switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) and Miscanthus (Miscanthus x giganteus Greef & Deuter) two rhizomatous perennial grasses which have received particular interest during the last decade as bioenergy crops. Although the two grasses have been recently investigated deeply in U.S.A. and Europe, a significant uncertainty still exists in literature on measured or predicted potential yields. In order to understand the role these species can play, a study was carried out aimed at collecting measured side by side data on Miscanthus and switchgrass yields across Europe. Biomass productivity of the two crops significantly varied depending on location, however the relative yield (RY), i.e. Miscanthus to switchgrass yields ratio, was rather constant across Europe (78% ± 9.2), thus indicating parallel yield variation by switchgrass and Miscanthus at different locations. By assessing RY a more reliable economic and LCA comparison and then choice among crops could be provided.
AB - Energy crops are expected to provide a significant amount of biomass to achieve the European targets on renewable energy. Here we focus on switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) and Miscanthus (Miscanthus x giganteus Greef & Deuter) two rhizomatous perennial grasses which have received particular interest during the last decade as bioenergy crops. Although the two grasses have been recently investigated deeply in U.S.A. and Europe, a significant uncertainty still exists in literature on measured or predicted potential yields. In order to understand the role these species can play, a study was carried out aimed at collecting measured side by side data on Miscanthus and switchgrass yields across Europe. Biomass productivity of the two crops significantly varied depending on location, however the relative yield (RY), i.e. Miscanthus to switchgrass yields ratio, was rather constant across Europe (78% ± 9.2), thus indicating parallel yield variation by switchgrass and Miscanthus at different locations. By assessing RY a more reliable economic and LCA comparison and then choice among crops could be provided.
U2 - 10.5071/19thEUBCE2011-VP1.3.59
DO - 10.5071/19thEUBCE2011-VP1.3.59
M3 - Conference paper
SN - 9788889407554
SP - 729
EP - 733
BT - Proceedings of the 19th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition, 6-10 June 2011, Berlin, Germany
T2 - 19th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition, Berlin, Germany
Y2 - 6 June 2011 through 10 June 2011
ER -
