Claim · model-written summary
Energy yield from gasification of switchgrass did not decrease on a unit biomass basis.
- Taxon
- Switchgrass
Panicum virgatumt0 - Outcome
- Energy yield from gasificatione1
- Qualifier
- did not decrease on a unit biomass basise1
Verbatim
t0“Biomass Yield and Biofuel Quality of Switchgrass Harvested in Fall or Spring”
e1“Energy yield from gasification did not decrease on a unit biomass basis”
Title
Biomass Yield and Biofuel Quality of Switchgrass Harvested in Fall or Spring
Paul R. Adler; Matt A. Sanderson; Akwasi A. Boateng; et al. Agronomy Journal 2006. doi:10.2134/agronj2005.0351
Other claims from this paper (9)
- Intervention effect Switchgrass yields decreased by almost 40% when harvest was delayed over winter until spring in winters with above average snowfall.
- Intervention effect The moisture concentration of switchgrass decreased with delayed harvest until spring, reaching safe storage levels only by spring.
- Observation About 10% of the winter yield reduction resulted from decreases in tiller mass.
- Observation Almost 90% of the yield reduction was due to an increase in biomass left behind by the baler.
- Intervention effect Mineral element concentrations of switchgrass generally decreased with delayed harvest until spring.
- Observation Ethanol production from switchgrass was variable depending on the assessment method.
- Association Energy yield per unit area of switchgrass decreased.
- Recommendation For direct combustion, the reduced mineral concentrations are desirable.
- Recommendation Wildlife cover from switchgrass over winter may make spring harvest more desirable on conservation lands.