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Perennial Forages as Second Generation Bioenergy Crops
The lignocellulose in forage crops represents a second generation of biomass feedstock for conversion into energy-related end products. Some of the most extensively studied species for cellulosic feedstock production include forages such as switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.), reed canarygrass (Phalar...
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Molecular Diversity Preservation International (MDPI)
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2635706/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19325783 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms9050768 |
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author | Sanderson, Matt A. Adler, Paul R. |
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description | The lignocellulose in forage crops represents a second generation of biomass feedstock for conversion into energy-related end products. Some of the most extensively studied species for cellulosic feedstock production include forages such as switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.), reed canarygrass (Phalaris arundinacea L.), and alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.). An advantage of using forages as bioenergy crops is that farmers are familiar with their management and already have the capacity to grow, harvest, store, and transport them. Forage crops offer additional flexibility in management because they can be used for biomass or forage and the land can be returned to other uses or put into crop rotation. Estimates indicate about 22.3 million ha of cropland, idle cropland, and cropland pasture will be needed for biomass production in 2030. Converting these lands to large scale cellulosic energy farming could push the traditional forage-livestock industry to ever more marginal lands. Furthermore, encouraging bioenergy production from marginal lands could directly compete with forage-livestock production. |
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spelling | pubmed-26357062009-03-25 Perennial Forages as Second Generation Bioenergy Crops Sanderson, Matt A. Adler, Paul R. Int J Mol Sci Review The lignocellulose in forage crops represents a second generation of biomass feedstock for conversion into energy-related end products. Some of the most extensively studied species for cellulosic feedstock production include forages such as switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.), reed canarygrass (Phalaris arundinacea L.), and alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.). An advantage of using forages as bioenergy crops is that farmers are familiar with their management and already have the capacity to grow, harvest, store, and transport them. Forage crops offer additional flexibility in management because they can be used for biomass or forage and the land can be returned to other uses or put into crop rotation. Estimates indicate about 22.3 million ha of cropland, idle cropland, and cropland pasture will be needed for biomass production in 2030. Converting these lands to large scale cellulosic energy farming could push the traditional forage-livestock industry to ever more marginal lands. Furthermore, encouraging bioenergy production from marginal lands could directly compete with forage-livestock production. Molecular Diversity Preservation International (MDPI) 2008-05-20 /pmc/articles/PMC2635706/ /pubmed/19325783 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms9050768 Text en © 2008 by MDPI |
spellingShingle | Review Sanderson, Matt A. Adler, Paul R. Perennial Forages as Second Generation Bioenergy Crops |
title | Perennial Forages as Second Generation Bioenergy Crops |
title_full | Perennial Forages as Second Generation Bioenergy Crops |
title_fullStr | Perennial Forages as Second Generation Bioenergy Crops |
title_full_unstemmed | Perennial Forages as Second Generation Bioenergy Crops |
title_short | Perennial Forages as Second Generation Bioenergy Crops |
title_sort | perennial forages as second generation bioenergy crops |
topic | Review |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2635706/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19325783 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms9050768 |
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