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EUBCE 2024 - Walter ZEGADA-LIZARAZU - Sunn Hemp (Crotalaria Juncea) Performance in Temperate Climates as an Alternative Biomass Feedstock

Sunn Hemp (Crotalaria Juncea) Performance in Temperate Climates as an Alternative Biomass Feedstock

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Innovative biomass production for energy integrated into traditional agri-forestry systems

Alternative biomass feedstocks and innovative cropping systems

Sunn Hemp (Crotalaria Juncea) Performance in Temperate Climates as an Alternative Biomass Feedstock

Short Introductive summary

The objective of this study was to characterize the agronomic and morpho-physiological performance of sunn hemp under two soil tillage methods and different harvest times within a sequential double cropping system in a temperate climate. It was determined that maximized lignocellulosic biomass yields could be obtained in a relatively short time under no tillage and harvested around full flowering / beginning of seedpod formation. At the same time, the improved canopy architecture characteristics by no tillage seems favorable to sustain high and close to the potential physiological functions of the species.

Presenter

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Walter ZEGADA-LIZARAZU

University of Bologna, Agricultural Science Dpt., ITALY

Presenter's biography

Walter Zegada-Lizarazu has a Ph.D. in Crop Science (Nagoya University, Japan). Associate professor at the Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences of Bologna University. Interests on cropping systems, agronomic and ecophysiological aspects at root/canopy levels and carbon dynamics.

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Co-authors:

W. Zegada-Lizarazu, University of Bologna, ITALY
A. Parenti, University of Bologna, ITALY
A. Monti, University of Bologna, ITALY

Session reference: 1BO.1.2