Title:
Growth and Biomass Productivity of Hibiscus Cannabinus under Different Treatments of L.Culinaries in Sandy Soil in Central Greece
Author(s):
Tigka, E.L., Beslemes, D.F., Danalatos, N.G., Tzortzios, S.
Document(s):
Paper
Abstract:
Growth and biomass productivity of kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus, L.) cultivar Tainung 2 was determined under three Lens culinaries treatments (I= incorporation, H= harvest and C= control) and two nitrogen dressings (0 and 150 kg ha-1) in a field experiment, carried out on an Endisol infertile sandy soil of central Greece, in the period 2008-2009. The results demonstrated a significant effect (P<0.05) of lentil intercropping managements on crop growth indices and biomass productivity fluctuating upon flowering from 21.22 to 20.13 and 16.04 t ha-1 (2 year average values) in lentil incorporated, harvested and control plots, respectively. N-Fertilization in the study range had a positive effect (P<0.05) on biomass accumulation and on growth indicates. Kenaf plants performed copasetic growth rates, which in case of lentil incorporation and under nitrogen inputs reached maximum growth rates of 249 kg ha-1 day-1 and 290.7 kg ha-1 day-1 in 2008 and 2009, respectively.
Keywords:
biomass, growth, kenaf, rotation, green manure
Topic:
Biomass Resources
Subtopic:
Energy crops and energy grasses
Event:
20th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition
Session:
1DV.2.57
Pages:
612 - 616
ISBN:
978-88-89407-54-7
Paper DOI:
10.5071/20thEUBCE2012-1DV.2.57
Price:
FREE
