Composition of Native Warm-Season Grasses for Bioenergy Production in Response to Nitrogen Fertilization Rate and Harvest Date

2011 ◽  
Vol 103 (3) ◽  
pp. 655-662 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naroon Waramit ◽  
Kenneth J. Moore ◽  
Andrew H. Heggenstaller
Keyword(s):  
Nitrogen Fertilization ◽  
Warm Season ◽  
Fertilization Rate ◽  
Harvest Date ◽  
Bioenergy Production ◽  
Warm Season Grasses

Effects of Nitrogen Fertilization Rate, Stockpiling Initiation Date, and Harvest Date on Canopy Height and Dry Matter Yield of Autumn-Stockpiled Bermudagrass

2004 ◽  
Vol 96 (2) ◽  
pp. 538-546 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. A. Scarbrough ◽  
W. K. Coblentz ◽  
K. P. Coffey ◽  
K. F. Harrison ◽  
T. F. Smith ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nitrogen Fertilization ◽  
Dry Matter ◽  
Fertilization Rate ◽  
Canopy Height ◽  
Harvest Date ◽  
Dry Matter Yield

scholarly journals Nitrogen and harvest impact on warm-season grass biomass yield and feedstock quality

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Chamara Sandaruwan Weerasekara Imbulana Acharige
Keyword(s):  
Biomass Yield ◽  
Warm Season ◽  
Early Spring ◽  
Harvest Date ◽  
Feedstock Quality ◽  
Harvest Timing ◽  
Bioenergy Feedstocks ◽  
Partial Factor ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Warm Season Grasses

Perennial warm-season grasses including switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.), big bluestem (Andropogon geradii Vitman), and Indiangrass (Sorghastrum nutans L.) have drawn interest as bioenergy feedstocks due to their high yielding capacity with minimal amounts of inputs under a wide range of environments, and their capability to produce multiple environmental benefits. Nitrogen (N) fertility and harvest timing are considered as critical management practices when optimizing biomass yield and the feedstock quality of these grasses. The objective of this investigation was to quantify the impact of N fertilizer rate, N timing and harvest date on warm season biomass dry matter yield. Research was conducted in 2014 and 2015 on a total of four field-plot locations situated in central and west-central Missouri. Nitrogen fertilizer was applied using dry ammonium nitrate at the rates of 0, 34, 67, and 101 kg ha-1 at two application times, all N early spring and split N (early spring and following 1st harvest). Harvest treatments were as follows: 1) one cut in September; 2) one cut in November; 3) one cut in June and a second in September; and 4) one cut in June and a second in November. Treatments were arranged in a split-plot design with N rate as the main plot and harvest as the sub-plot in arandomized complete block design. Both N and harvest date and their interactions impacted biomass yield at all four locations. Delaying harvesting until late fall or killing frost increased yield. November harvest in combination with N rates grater than or equal to 67 kg ha-1 year-1 produced higher yields compared to the control and 34 kg ha-1N treatments and other harvest timing strategies. Although N was needed to optimize yield, partial factor 24 productivity (PFP) of applied N was flat when N applied was greater than 34 kg ha-1. Nitrogen fertilization at 67 kg ha-1 per growing season provided an opportunity to maintain a balance between both yield and efficiency of N inputs. Results of this research highlight the interactions of N fertilization and harvest management have when optimizing yield of warm-season grasses grown as bioenergy feedstocks. List of acronyms: N, Nitrogen; PFP, partial factor productivity.

Effects of Nitrogen Fertilization Rate, Stockpiling Initiation Date, and Harvest Date on Canopy Height and Dry Matter Yield of Autumn-Stockpiled Bermudagrass

2004 ◽  
Vol 96 (2) ◽  
pp. 538 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. A. Scarbrough ◽  
W. K. Coblentz ◽  
K. P. Coffey ◽  
K. F. Harrison ◽  
T. F. Smith ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nitrogen Fertilization ◽  
Dry Matter ◽  
Fertilization Rate ◽  
Canopy Height ◽  
Harvest Date ◽  
Dry Matter Yield

Effects of nitrogen fertilization and cutting intensity on the agronomic performance of warm-season grasses

2016 ◽  
Vol 72 (4) ◽  
pp. 663-675 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. da S. Pontes ◽  
T. C. Baldissera ◽  
A. F. Giostri ◽  
G. Stafin ◽  
B. R. C. dos Santos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nitrogen Fertilization ◽  
Warm Season ◽  
Agronomic Performance ◽  
Cutting Intensity ◽  
Warm Season Grasses

scholarly journals Nitrogen and harvest date affect developmental morphology and biomass yield of warm-season grasses

GCB Bioenergy ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 6 (5) ◽  
pp. 534-543 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naroon Waramit ◽  
Kenneth J. Moore ◽  
Emily Heaton
Keyword(s):  
Biomass Yield ◽  
Warm Season ◽  
Harvest Date ◽  
Developmental Morphology ◽  
Warm Season Grasses

Base Temperatures for Seedling Growth and Their Correlation with Chilling Sensitivity for Warm-Season Grasses

Crop Science ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 43 (3) ◽  
pp. 874 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. C. Madakadze ◽  
K. A. Stewart ◽  
R. M. Madakadze ◽  
D. L. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Seedling Growth ◽  
Warm Season ◽  
Chilling Sensitivity ◽  
Warm Season Grasses
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