Utilisation of Miscanthus x giganteus L. Based C-Rich Fertilisers for N Immobilisation and Microbial Biomass Build-Up in a Crop Rotation

A LIDAR-based crop height measurement system for Miscanthus giganteus

0168-1699/$ see front matter 2012 Elsevier B.V. A http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compag.2012.04.001 ⇑ Corresponding author. E-mail address: [email protected] (T.E. Grift). The objective of this research was to develop a stem height measurement system forMiscanthus giganteus (MxG), to be used as a component in a future Look Ahead Yield Monitor (LAYM). For this purpose, a SICK LMS 291 LIght Detecti...

Physiological and growth responses to water deficit in the bioenergy crop Miscanthus x giganteus

High yielding perennial biomass crops of the species Miscanthus are widely recognized as one of the most promising lignocellulosic feedstocks for the production of bioenergy and bioproducts. Miscanthus is a C4 grass and thus has relatively high water use efficiency. Cultivated Miscanthus comprises primarily of a single clone, Miscanthus x giganteus, a sterile hybrid between M. sacchariflorus an...

A monocular vision-based diameter sensor for Miscanthus giganteus

* Corresponding author. E-mail addresses: [email protected], grift@ 1537-5110/$ e see front matter a 2011 IAgrE doi:10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2011.12.007 The stem diameter of Miscanthus giganteus (MxG) is an important parameter in the measurement of stand volume and yield. To measure the diameters of MxG stems automatically, a vision-based diameter sensor was developed, consisting of a camera an...

Urea and ammonium nitrate as sources of N for wheat,sugarbeets and chickpeas in A 3-year crop rotation

PRODUCTION OF XYLO-OLIGOSACCHARIDES FROM MISCANTHUS x GIGANTEUS BY AUTOHYDROLYSIS

Xylo-oligosaccharides were obtained from Miscanthus x giganteus. The process was designed as a biorefinery scheme, which seeks the separation of the three main components: cellulose, hemicelluloses, and lignin. To extract the hemicelluloses, particularly xylans, in an efficient way, Miscanthus was subjected to autohydrolysis. The system was evaluated for the effects of temperature (160 to 200oC...