Room: Poster Area
Date: Thursday, 27 June 2024
Time: 11:45 - 12:45 CEST
Session code 1DV.4
Innovative biomass production for energy integrated into traditional agri-forestry systems
Assessing Crop Water Use of Lignocellulosic Biomass Crops Using A Crop Model Based on Leaf Area Index
Short Introductive summary
Soil water availability is the main limiting factor for the productivity of bioenergy perennial grasses (BPGs) on Mediterranean marginal lands. A tool for maximising the efficiency of crop water input would have profound effects on the water footprint and on the energy balance of these crops. This study aims to develop a model to predict crop water use (CWU) based on leaf area expansion using data from a field data assessing the responses of three Miscanthus hybrids, two Arundo donax clones and one clone of Saccharum spontaneum spp. aegyptiacum under three levels of irrigation input.
Presenter
Elena CRAPIO
University of Catania, ITALY
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Co-authors:
E. Crapio, Università degli Studi di Catania, ITALY
S. Giannoccaro, Università degli Studi di Catania, ITALY
V. Cafaro, Università degli Studi di Catania, ITALY
C, Patanè, CNR-Istituto per la BioEconomia (IBE), Catania, ITALY
S.L. Cosentino, Università degli Studi di Catania, ITALY
G. Testa, Università degli Studi di Catania, ITALY
Session reference: 1DV.4.3