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Assessment of BiomassProduction and Potential Energy of Major Bioenergy Crops  

Ko, Byong-Gu (National Academy of Agricultural Science(NAAS), RDA)
Kang, Kee-Kyung (National Academy of Agricultural Science(NAAS), RDA)
Lee, Deog-Bae (National Academy of Agricultural Science(NAAS), RDA)
Kim, Gun-Yeob (National Academy of Agricultural Science(NAAS), RDA)
Hong, Suk-Young (National Academy of Agricultural Science(NAAS), RDA)
Kim, Min-Kyeong (National Academy of Agricultural Science(NAAS), RDA)
So, Kyu-Ho (National Academy of Agricultural Science(NAAS), RDA)
Seo, Myung-Chul (National Institute of Crop Science, RDA)
Seo, Jong-Ho (National Institute of Crop Science, RDA)
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Korean Journal of Soil Science and Fertilizer / v.42, no.6, 2009 , pp. 486-491 More about this Journal
Abstract
To evaluate the potential value of the major bioenergy crops which are wheat, canola, barley, corn, and sweet potato in Korea, we investigated the production of biomass and calorific value of crops, and also compared input and output factors among bioenergy crops during the cultivation period. There was difference between the biomass values in Agricultural and Forestry statistical yearbook(2006) and the one investigated in this experiment, also there was difference in crops and in species. Among the crops investigated, sweet potato(Jinhongmi, Yulmi) was shown the highest amount of biomass production and corn(Gangdaok) was shown the highest amount of the total biomass which is the total aboveground biomass at harvest. Oilseed canola which is presently a major source of bio-diesel had highest calorific value as $6,673{\sim}6,725cal\;g^{-1}$. Wheat and corn grains which are source of bio-ethanol were in the range of $3,879{\sim}4,317cal\;g^{-1}$. Gangdaok(Corn) produce the highest total calorific value in unit cultivating area among the crops as $8,263kcal\;m^{-2}$. Corn was shown that the input and output factors were the highest level among bioenergy crops during cultivation period. Sweet potato also was shown that output factor was the highest level though its input factors were average level. It is needed to be investigated more crops for collecting the higher potential value of bioenergy production further considering small land area and its effective utilization in Korea.
Keywords
Bioenergy crops; Biomass; Calorific value;
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