Naslov
Sudanska trava kao energetska biljka za proizvodnju bioplina
(Sudan Grass as an Energy Crop for Biogas Production)

Autori
Kralik, Davor ; Bukvić, Željko ; Kukić, Srećko, Uranjek, Nataša ; Vukšić, Marko

Izvornik
Cereal research communications (0133-3720) 36 (2008), 1(S); 579-582

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
Sudanska trava ; kukuruzna silaža ; energetske biljke ; biomasa ; bioplin
(Sudan grass ; maize silage ; energy crop ; biomass ; biogas)

Sažetak
Importance of agricultural production (besides strategically significant food production) increases, because of the need for strategic production of energy crops used for energy production. Term energy crop includes crops that can be processed using different technologies in order to obtain different energy-generating bioproducts, such as: biodiesel, bioethanol, biogas and biomass for incineration. Correct management and better exploitation of existing land resources, as well as introduction and development of new crops makes possible higher production of plant organic material for processing and production of energy-generating bioproducts. In biogas production, biogas production plants work continuously throughout the year without stopping. To insure that, it is necessary to provide enough organic material in quality and quantity, which will be converted into biogas in production plants. Due to its distinctly high green mass yield, Sudan grass (Sorghum sudanense L.) becomes interesting crop that can replace silage maize in biogas production plants. Sudan grass is an annual high grass, which gives exceptionally high green mass yields that can be used as green forage, haylage or silage. Due to its late sowing period, it is suitable as stubble crop. In conducted research, obtained Sudan grass yield amounted to 82 t/ha. Due to its high yield it is possible to obtain the same amount of silage using only 60% of land we used for maize silage production.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Poljoprivreda (agronomija), Biotehnologija

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