Corn (Zea mays L.) stover is a primary biofuel feedstock and its expanded use could help reduce reliance on fossil fuels and net CO2 emissions. Excessive stover removal may, however, negatively impact near-surface soil properties within a short period after removal. We assessed changes in soil crust strength, bulk density (rb), and water content over a 1-yr period following a systematic removal...

The present investigation aimed at evaluating the effect of Calliandra calothyrsus Meisn green manure on quality improvement maize (Zea mays L.) stover compost. To that end, two field experiments were installed with and a successive potato (Solanum tuberosum crop, which was specifically set up to investigate potential residual effects tested organo-mineral fertilizers. crop did not receive any ...

A laboratory experiment was carried out on composting of three organic substrates viz; paddy straw, vegetable waste and maize stover by using isolated cellulose degrading bacteria CBG2, CBD4 CBC9. The physical properties after final products were examined. Irrespective the strains inoculation bulk density (BD) straw highest (0.82 Mg m-3) followed compost (0.74 (0.73 m-3). substrates, PD compost...

In order to investigate changes in substrate chemical and physical features after pretreatment, several characterizations were performed on untreated (UT) corn stover and poplar and their solids resulting pretreatments by ammonia fiber expansion (AFEX), ammonia recycled percolation (ARP), controlled pH, dilute acid, flowthrough, lime, and SO(2) technologies. In addition to measuring the chemica...

Plant expression of thermostable endoglucanase (E1) [pdb:1ECE] has been proposed for improved conversion of lignocellulose to ethanol for fuel production. Since E1 was isolated from hot springs and has thermostable properties, it may have increased stability when released to agricultural soils during post-harvest residue decomposition. Endoglucanases are a subclass of cellulases and act by clea...

BACKGROUND Pretreatment is an essential step in the enzymatic hydrolysis of biomass for bio-ethanol production. The dominant concern in this step is how to decrease the high cost of pretreatment while achieving a high sugar yield. Fungal pretreatment of biomass was previously reported to be effective, with the advantage of having a low energy requirement and requiring no application of addition...

Short harvest window of corn (Zea mays) stover necessitates its storage before utilization; however, there is not enough work towards exploring the fast pyrolysis behavior of stored biomass. This study investigated the yields and the physicochemical properties (proximate and ultimate analyses, higher heating values and acidity) of the fast pyrolysis products obtained from single-pass stover and...

The research trial was carried out during summer 2023 at Maize Research station, Vagarai to study the effect of altering split schedule and ratio nitrogen potassium application on hybrid maize under irrigated conditions. laid in Randomised block design (RBD) with six treatments four replications. comprises viz., T1 – recommended (25:100:100% NPK as basal, 50% N 25 DAS, 25% 45 DAS),T2 Alternate ...

Abstract A survey was carried out to identify the feed supplements commonly utilised by communal beef cattle farmers and investigate knowledge perception of on supplement during dry season in Ga-Matlala, whether they assess before feeding their how affect cattle. structured questionnaire used collect data from a total 59 three rural villages (Phofu, Phetole Madietane) Ga-Matlala area using snow...