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Showing 1 to 20 of 32 for “"Miscanthus x giganteus"”.
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Autohydrolysis of Miscanthus X giganteus for the production of xylooligosaccharides
Miscanthus x giganteus (MxG) is considered a potential bioenergy crop due to its high yield and ecological properties. Xylooligosaccharides (XOS) are sugar oligomers made of xylose units. Due to their prebiotic functionality and other health promoting effects, XOS can be a value added coproduct for …
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Herbicide phytotoxicity response and eradication studies in Miscanthus x giganteus
… current research with a novel bioenergy crop, Miscanthus x giganteus (Mxg)—a perennial C4 grass native to East Asia being studied as a potential bioenergy feedstock in the U.S.—were reviewed. Aspects of Mxg research surveyed include its taxonomy, biology, breeding and genetics, end uses and …
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Miscanthus X Giganteus Production: Meta-Analysis, Field Study and Mathematical Modeling
… a comprehensive study of the potential of M. x giganteus as a biomass crop for energy production. The study looks at the past, present and future of M. x giganteus for its potential for dry biomass production. In Chapter 1 the published M. x giganteus literature, including 31 European studies, …
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Greenhouse gas emissions from production of Miscanthus x giganteus on a Mollisol
… productivity, but the amount of N fertilizer Miscanthus x giganteus might need is currently not known. Because M. x giganteus is highly efficient in its N use, it is a great potential energy crop because it has had large yields even at low N inputs from fertilizers (including no additions of N …
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Soil nitrogen pools, forms, and losses in mature miscanthus x giganteus under nitrogen fertilization treatments
Miscanthus x giganteus is temperate climate dedicated energy crop with high biomass yield potential cultivated in the United States and Europe. Previous studies in young stands of Miscanthus x giganteus have shown little effect of nitrogen (N) fertilizer on yield production but have shown increased …
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Yield response to nitrogen fertilization and harvest timing on a mature Miscanthus x giganteus stand
… fuels have on the environment. It is likely that Miscanthus x giganteus will be an important renewable energy crop in the U.S. due to great biomass production and low input requirements. This research focuses on the effects of nitrogen fertilization rates and harvest timings on yields and quality …
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The Comparative Agronomic Potential of Miscanthus X Giganteus and Panicum Virgatum as Energy Crops in Illinois
… used to assess the comparative performance of Miscanthus x giganteus and Panicum virgatum as energy crops in Illinois. (1) A literature review of M. x giganteus experience in Europe and extrapolation to Illinois. Applying an agro-climatic model of M. x giganteus yields developed in Europe to …
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A biogeochemical analysis of Miscanthus x giganteus under nitrogen fertilizer treatments and across multiple soil types
… need to be dedicated to cellulosic feedstocks. Miscanthus x giganteus (M. x giganteus) is a perennial grass that is a potential candidate for cellulosic biofuel production because it has been shown to be highly productive with minimal inputs. Nitrogen (N) fertilization is being studied to see if …
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Cool Temperature Effects on Productivity and Photosynthesis of Two Biomass Fuel Species: Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum) and Miscanthus (Miscanthus x giganteus)
… US: switchgrass (Panicum virgatum) cv. Alamo and miscanthus (Miscanthus × giganteus). At 14/12"C and a 14/10 hour light/dark photoperiod, switchgrass showed lower productivity and light saturated photosynthetic rates (Amax=10.3 "mol m-2s-1) compared with 28/25"C and the same photoperiod (Amax=18.8 …
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Seasonal Dynamics of Productivity and Photosynthesis of Three Biofuel Feedstocks: Field Comparisons of Miscanthus X Giganteus, Panicum Virgatum and Zea Mays
… to be used widely in bioenergy production, Miscanthus (Miscanthus x giganteus), switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) and maize (Zea mays L.), using fully-replicated field trials in the Midwestern USA. A comparison of M. x giganteus and P. virgatum cv. Cave-in-Rock over a range of 7 soil types …
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The maximum quantum efficiency of CO2 assimilation declines with depth in the canopies of the C4 crops Miscanthus x giganteus and Zea mays
… thought to increase at low light in the C4 crop Miscanthus x giganteus (M. x giganteus) (Kromdijk et al., 2008). This should reduce photosynthetic light use efficiency (PLUE) in the lower canopy. Zea mays (Z. mays), a close relative, may share this problem. Measurements were taken on healthy …
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The higher productivity of the bioenergy feedstock Miscanthus x giganteus relative to Panicum virgatum is seen both into the long term and beyond Illinois
… and space is critical. Two C4 perennial grasses, Miscanthus x giganteus and Panicum virgatum (switchgrass), have both been promoted as productive low-input and sustainable feedstocks for the U.S. Comparative information on yield, fertilizer requirements and feedstock quality of these two has not …
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Functional studies of lignin biosynthesis genes and putative flowering gene in Miscanthus x giganteus and studies on indolyl glucosinolate biosynthesis and translocation in Brassica oleracea
… and develop tools for gene transformation in Miscanthus x giganteus. The perennial rhizomatous grass, Miscanthus x giganteus is an ideal biomass crop due to its rapid vegetative growth and high biomass yield potential. As a naturally occurring sterile hybrid, M. x giganteus must be propagated …
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Improving C4 photosynthetic chilling tolerance in bioenergy crops: the search for elite breeding materials
… (Saccharum spp.), maize (Zea mays) , miscanthus (Miscanthus spp.), sorghum (Sorghum bicolor), and switchgrass (Panicum virgatum) have been suggested for the production of lignocellulosic biomass for bio-ethanol production. Under optimal conditions these C4 plants produce high biomass …
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Nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium removal from perennial energy grasses when grown on wet marginal land
… a killing frost, H2), species (switchgrass, Miscanthus x giganteus, prairie cordgrass, and a native grass mixture), and N-rate (0, 56, and 112 kg N ha-1), on nutrient removal in grass biomass grown on a riparian buffer. Harvest year, harvest timing, species, and N- rate, all significantly …
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Perennial grasses as sustainable bioenergy crops for marginal lands
… of environments including some marginal lands. Miscanthus x giganteus has a high biomass yield potential and has been extensively evaluated for biomass in EU and recently in US. They also have moderate tolerance to heat, cold, drought, salinity, and flooding. Prairie cordgrass is native to North …
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Assessment of perennial bioenergy buffers within a row crop production system
… grass species and cultivars (switchgrass, Miscanthus x giganteus, and perennial grass mixtures) on a wet marginal land. The study found Miscanthus x giganteus produced the greatest amount of biomass of the feedstocks compared. However, harvest timing (summer versus after a killing frost) …
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Perennial energy crops on riparian buffers affect nitrogen cycling microbial communities
… grass species (switchgrass, prairie cordgrass, Miscanthus x giganteus, and a grass mixture), harvest timing (at anthesis and after a killing frost), and N application rate (0, 56, and 112 kg N ha-1) on soil functional microbial communities involved in the N cycle on a wet marginal riparian …
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A comparison of canopy evapotranspiration for maize and two perennial grasses identified as potential bioenergy crops
… the 2007 growing season for replicated plots of Miscanthus X. giganteus (miscanthus), Panicum virgatum (switchgrass) and Zea mays (maize) using a residual energy balance approach. The combination of a 25% higher mean latent heat flux (λET) and a longer growing season resulted in miscanthus having …
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Exploiting the Productivity of C4 Photosynthesis in Cool Temperate Climates: Mechanisms and Thresholds of Cold Tolerance in Miscanthus, Saccharum, and Spartina pectinata
… C4 grasses to chronic photoinhibition. Miscanthus x giganteus is a highly productive C4 perennial grass in cool temperate climates that is a model of photosynthetic chilling tolerance. Miscanthus is closely related to Saccharum a C4 genus that includes commercial sugarcane and …
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