Title:
Evaluation Method for Increase of Energy Crop Biomass During their Growing Season
Author(s):
Zyromski, A., Jakubowski, W., Szulczewski, W., Biniak-Pieróg, M., Okrasińska, H.
Document(s):
Paper
Poster
Abstract:
The aim of this work was to develop a novel model to estimate the current amount of biomass possible to raise from plantations of Salix viminalis L. and Helianthus tuberosus L. during their growing season. The research task was carried out on the basis of a field experiment conducted during 2011 in Wroclaw, Poland, involving detailed weekly biometric measurements of two species of energy crops mentioned above. The method is a novel approach for estimating the potential yield of biomass of specific energy crop and requires only the results of simple biometric measurements, which can be obtained by the growers themselves without neither financial resources nor greater difficulties at plantations. The acquired information can be used to evaluate the production capacity to meet the needs of specific biomass customer for energy purposes. The analyses performed permit the conclusion that very good fit was obtained between the distributions adopted and the empirical data for basket willow. In the case of Jerusalem artichoke the fitting was slightly worse, but still correct enough. Results obtained permit the hypothesis that the model can be applied also for other energy crops. That, however, requires further studies for a complete validation of the model.
Keywords:
biomass, energy crops, model, yield
Topic:
Biomass resources
Subtopic:
Biomass potentials and biomass mobilisation
Event:
21st European Biomass Conference and Exhibition
Session:
1BV.2.4
Pages:
243 - 248
ISBN:
978-88-89407-53-0
Paper DOI:
10.5071/21stEUBCE2013-1BV.2.4
Price:
FREE
