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Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin ›› 2017, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (3): 99-104.doi: 10.11924/j.issn.1000-6850.casb16030216

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Research Process of Hybrid Pennisetum as Energy Crop

  

  • Received:2016-03-30 Revised:2017-01-05 Accepted:2016-05-18 Online:2017-02-10 Published:2017-02-10

Abstract: Hybrid pennisetum (Pennisetum americahum × P. Purpureum) is an interspecific hybrid between Pennisetum americahum and Pennisetum Purpureum, which is C4 perennial tall grass and widely used as material in papermaking and feedstuff, it is also one of the energy crops with prospect in China. The authors focused on the production of non- grain biomass material and biomass transformation and availability, elaborated the research process of hybrid pennisetum on the aspects of biological characteristics, hereditary characteristics, breeding, yield, quality characteristics and biomass transformation and availability, ecological adaptive capacity, ecological benefits, cultivation and management technology, and the prospect of hybrid pennisetum used as energy crop was also proposed. Although hybrid pennisetum had disadvantages such as high demand on soil and could not overwintering in northern area, it had significant yield advantage over other energy plants, it had wide prospect on marginal land and polluted soil with better conditions.

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