Abstract
Relay cropping is an innovative cropping system where food/feed crops and dedicated lignocellulosic crops could be produced in the same land and growing season without competition issues. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of a dedicated lignocellulosic legume crop on relay planted wheat productivity. Wheat grain yield, bread making quality, and straw production were improved, while the cumulated biomass yield (sunn hemp biomass + wheat straw) arrived to comparable productivity levels of some high yielding perennial grasses (i.e. giant reed). These results suggest that relay cropping could be a sustainable cropping system to integrate food and dedicated biomass crops production.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 99-101 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | European Biomass Conference and Exhibition Proceedings |
| State | Published - 1 Jan 2021 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | 29th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition, EUBCE 2021 - Virtual, Online Duration: 26 Apr 2021 → 29 Apr 2021 |
Keywords
- Bioenergy
- Cropping systems
- Feedstock
- Sustainability
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Agronomy and Crop Science
- Forestry
- Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
- Waste Management and Disposal
