Biomass and sugar content of some varieties of sorghum (Sorghum Bicolor L. Moench) on dry land forest as feedstock bioethanol
The possibility of sustainable use of sorghum as raw material for bioethanol needs to be supported by evaluation and selection of sorghum varieties for high biomass production and sugar content. An experiment was conducted on forest dry land , altitude 63 m asl. This research aimed to determine t...
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| Format: | Conference or Workshop Item |
| Language: | English English |
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EDP Sciences
2018
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/65449/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/65449/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/65449/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/65449/1/65449_Biomass%20and%20Sugar%20Content%20of%20Some%20Varieties_conference%20article.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/65449/2/65449_Biomass%20and%20Sugar%20Content%20of%20Some%20Varieties_scopus.pdf |
| Summary: | The possibility of sustainable use of sorghum as raw material for bioethanol needs to
be supported by evaluation and selection of sorghum varieties for high biomass production and
sugar content. An experiment was conducted on forest dry land , altitude 63 m asl. This research
aimed to determine the interaction of sorghum varieties and mycorrhiza on biomass production
and the high sugar content. The experiment was a two factor (varieties and dosage of mycorrhiza
plus) in a randomized complete block design with three replications. The varieties were Suri 3,
Kawali, Super 2, Suri 4. Dosage of mycorrhiza plus (5, 10, 15) g per plant. The interaction only
significant on a number of internodes and bagasse. There are no effects of dosages mycorrhiza
plus, however, varieties of sorghum have significant effects on many variables measured. The
highest amount of biomass include the stem height (301.28 cm), stem Dry Weight (DW) is 23.48
t ha–1
, leaf DW (4.65 t ha–1
), panicle DW (11.35 t ha–1
) and biomass DW (39.98 t ha–1
) were
obtained in varieties Super 2. Sugar content (16.93 %) was obtained in varieties Suri 3 and juice
production (2 742.86 L ha‒1
) in varieties Suri 4. |
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