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Yield and Bioenergy Quality of Maralfalfa Biomass Obtained at Different Plant Strata and Cutting Dates

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  • Rigoberto Rosales-Serna

    (INIFAP—Campo Experimental Valle del Guadiana, Carretera Durango-El Mezquital km 4.5, Mexico City 34170, Mexico)

  • Julio César Ríos-Saucedo

    (INIFAP—Campo Experimental Valle del Guadiana, Carretera Durango-El Mezquital km 4.5, Mexico City 34170, Mexico)

  • Jhessica Abigail Martínez-Galindo

    (Facultad de Ciencias Forestales, Río Papaloapán y Blvd. Durango S/N, Col. Valle del Sur, Mexico City 34120, Mexico)

  • Artemio Carrillo-Parra

    (Instituto de Silvicultura e Industria de la Madera (ISIMA), Universidad Juárez del Estado de Durango, Boulevard del Guadiana Núm. 501, Ciudad Universitaria, Mexico City 34120, Mexico)

  • Saúl Santana-Espinoza

    (INIFAP—Campo Experimental Valle del Guadiana, Carretera Durango-El Mezquital km 4.5, Mexico City 34170, Mexico)

  • Rafael Jiménez-Ocampo

    (INIFAP—Campo Experimental Valle del Guadiana, Carretera Durango-El Mezquital km 4.5, Mexico City 34170, Mexico)

  • Pablo Alfredo Domínguez-Martínez

    (INIFAP—Campo Experimental Valle del Guadiana, Carretera Durango-El Mezquital km 4.5, Mexico City 34170, Mexico)

Abstract

One viable option for meeting global energy demand is the creation of biofuels from plant species that demonstrate high biomass productivity and good energy characteristics. In this study, growth was evaluated using plant height (PH), the production of green (GB) and dry biomass (DB), and the energy quality of leaves, pods, and stems, considering apical and basal sections of maralfalfa plants at 28, 60, 90, and 140 days after applying a uniformity cut (AUC). The variables were analyzed with correlation tests and variance analyses (ANOVA) using a factorial array design; in addition, Tukey tests were performed. A steady increase in PH (72 to 239 cm) was found. The highest yield of stems was at 90 AUC (41,362 kg/ha) for GB and 140 days AUC (6331 kg/ha) for DB, and a high correlation was observed between PH and stem biomass production for both the GB ( r = 0.91) and DB ( r = 0.93). There was a strong correlation between higher heating value and DB from the apical stratum ( r = 0.99) and the basal stratum ( r = 0.97). Maralfalfa shows high biomass productivity and high energy production in short growth periods.

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  • Rigoberto Rosales-Serna & Julio César Ríos-Saucedo & Jhessica Abigail Martínez-Galindo & Artemio Carrillo-Parra & Saúl Santana-Espinoza & Rafael Jiménez-Ocampo & Pablo Alfredo Domínguez-Martínez, 2022. "Yield and Bioenergy Quality of Maralfalfa Biomass Obtained at Different Plant Strata and Cutting Dates," Energies, MDPI, vol. 16(1), pages 1-12, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:16:y:2022:i:1:p:448-:d:1021152
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