Nitrogen Uptake and Biomass and Ethanol Yield of Biomass Crops as Feedstock for Biofuel

dc.contributor.authorAnfinrud, Robynn Elizabeth
dc.date.accessioned2017-10-03T19:49:58Z
dc.date.available2017-10-03T19:49:58Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractNitrogen fertilizers are extensively used to enhance the growth of biomass crops. This study was conducted to determine the effect of N rates on the biomass yield and quality, and N uptake of several crops. The experiment was conducted at Fargo and Prosper, ND, in 2010 and 2011. The crops studied were forage sweet sorghum [Sorghum bicolor L. Moench], sorghum x sudangrass [Sorghum bicolor var. sudanense (Piper) Stapf.], kenaf [Hibiscus cannabinus L.], and reed canarygrass [Phalaris arundinacea L.]. The different crops constituted the main plots and the nitrogen rates were regarded as subplots. The five N rates were 0, 75, 100, 150, and 200 kg N ha-1. Forage sweet sorghum and sorghum x sudangrass had the greatest dry matter biomass yield. Nitrogen fertilization increased biomass yield for each of the crops. The results indicate that forage sorghum and sorghum x sudangrass have the greatest potential as a feedstock.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10365/26524
dc.publisherNorth Dakota State Universityen_US
dc.rightsNDSU policy 190.6.2
dc.rights.urihttps://www.ndsu.edu/fileadmin/policy/190.pdf
dc.subject.lcshBotany.en_US
dc.subject.lcshBiomass energy.en_US
dc.subject.lcshFertilization of plants.en_US
dc.subject.lcshNitrogen fertilizers.en_US
dc.titleNitrogen Uptake and Biomass and Ethanol Yield of Biomass Crops as Feedstock for Biofuelen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
ndsu.advisorBerti, Marisol
ndsu.collegeAgriculture, Food Systems and Natural Resourcesen_US
ndsu.degreeMaster of Science (MS)en_US
ndsu.departmentPlant Sciencesen_US
ndsu.programPlant Sciencesen_US

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