Title:
The Evaluation of Sunflower (Helianthus Annuus L.) Biomass Qualitative Properties in Comparison with Other Biomass Plants
Author(s):
Adamovičs, A., Komlajeva, Ļ., Poiša, L.
Document(s):
Paper
Abstract:
Sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) is a valuable crop for oil, fodder and bio energy. Two varieties of sunflower: ‘Alysia’ and ‘Pacific’ with three doses of nitrogen additional fertilising in years 2009 and 2010 were researched in the frameworks of the paper. The aim of the paper is to evaluate sunflower biomass qualitative properties in comparison with other biomass plants. The environmental conditions were different each year. This affected sunflower production, which differed according to genotype, doses of fertilising and weather conditions. In 2009 the yield of dry biomass was 0.5 – 1.6 kg m-2, but in 2010 the average yield of dry biomass was 0.95-1.5 kg m-2 . To obtain higher sunflower production in Latvia, it is recommended to sow early flowering genotypes and to fertilize with N120. By choosing appropriate sunflower sorts high biomass of dry contents can be obtained. But increased humidity of sunflower biomass is not desirable for the production of solid fuel.
Keywords:
biomass, wood, helianthus annus L, thermal capacity
Topic:
Biomass Resources
Subtopic:
Biomass residues and by-products
Event:
19th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition
Session:
VP1.2.5
Pages:
424 - 429
ISBN-13:
978-88-89407-55-4
ISBN-10:
88-89407-55-7
Paper DOI:
10.5071/19thEUBCE2011-VP1.2.5
Price:
FREE
