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BIOMASS SORGHUM [1 record]

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Record 1 2021-10-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
  • Industrial Crops
CONT

Biomass sorghum has the largest stature of all the sorghum varieties, reaching a height of 20 feet in a normal growing season. Biomass sorghum has been bred to produce a large amount of non-grain biomass. These hybrids are used primarily for the production of bioenergy.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
  • Culture des plantes industrielles
CONT

Il faut opter pour un sorgho biomasse, capable d'atteindre 5 mètres de haut et de produire un volume de biomasse très élevé : jusqu'à 80 tonnes/ha en vert. Résistant à la verse, ce sorgho biomasse aura pour caractéristique d'être ligneux, donc inadapté à la production d'ensilage destiné à l'alimentation animale.

Key term(s)
  • sorgo biomasse

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