Room: King Willem Alexander
Date: Wednesday, 20 May 2026
Time: 15:00 - 16:00 CEST
Session code 1BO.7
Assessments of biomass potentials from sustainable cropping systems
Assessment of Sweet Sorghum Inbred Lines for Bioethanol, Biogas and Forage Production Potential in a Semi-Arid Mediterranean Environment
Short Introductive summary
Sweet sorghum possesses considerable potential as a biofuel production thanks to its wide adaptability to marginal lands, low input requirement, high drought tolerance, yield potential, resource use ef?ciency, and sugar accumulation, which can easily be converted to bioethanol and biogas via fermentation. Additionally, the bagasse, the remaining fibrous material after juice extraction, is a valuable by-product that can be used as a feedstock for the production of animal feed, further lignocellulosic-based bioethanol or heat and power. Sweet sorghum is also known as the sugarcane of desert or camel crop. It can be easily ensiled due to its high sugar content and low buffering capacity. It can produce a higher biomass yield than maize with a lower nitrogen and water supply. All these desirable agronomic and biochemical characteristics make it one of the most logical options in the Mediterranean, where water scarcity is the major challenge to achieving the sustainable bioenergy production.
Presenter
Recep Irfan NAZLI
University of Cukurova, Field Crops Dpt., TURKEY
Presenter's biography
I am an Associate Professor at Çukurova University working on agronomy and breeding of bioenergy and forage crops. My research focuses on sorghum and perennial grasses for sustainable biomass production and climate-resilient bioenergy systems in semi-arid Mediterranean environments.
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Co-authors:
A.S. Cavdar, University of Cukurova, Adana, TURKEY
V. Tansi, University of Cukurova, Adana, TURKEY
Session reference: 1BO.7.3