Energy crops are low-cost and low-maintenance crops grown solely for renewable bioenergy production (not for food). The crops are processed into solid...

practices Cover crop Crop destruction Crop residue Crop rotation Crop weed Kharif crops (crops specific to South Asia) Nurse crop Rabi crops (crops specific...

Cash crops Cellulosic biofuel Energy crop Food vs fuel Helix of sustainability Intensive crop farming National Non-Food Crops Centre Renewable Energy "Industrial...

bagasse, straw etc.) and forestry (saw mill and paper mill discards). Energy crops are crops with a high yield of lignocellulosic biomass produced as a raw material...

is considered a potential energy crop plant, especially because it has low demands on the climate, the soil and previous crop and produces high amounts...

of biomass commonly used for bioenergy include wood, food crops such as corn, energy crops and waste from forests, yards, or farms. Bioenergy can help...

A cash crop, also called profit crop, is an agricultural crop which is grown to sell for profit. It is typically purchased by parties separate from a farm...

Calderini, Daniel F. (eds.), "Chapter 16 – Sunflower", Crop Physiology Case Histories for Major Crops, Academic Press, pp. 482–517, doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-819194-1...

used for bioenergy production. Examples include wood, wood residues, energy crops, agricultural residues including straw, and organic waste from industry...

promising crops for energy production in the Mediterranean climate of Europe and Africa, where it has shown advantages as an indigenous crop (already adapted...

countries that primarily use the term maize, the word corn may denote any cereal crop, varying geographically with the local staple, such as wheat in England and...

Sugarcane crop is able to efficiently fix solar energy, yielding some 55 tonnes of dry matter per hectare of land annually. After harvest, the crop produces...

especially the process of gathering mature crops, and "the harvest" also refers to the collected crops. Reaping is the cutting of grain or pulses for...

artichoke has low nutrient requirements and needs less nitrogen than other energy crops. The competitiveness against weeds is high, making weed control easier...

attention is being placed on switchgrass management as an energy crop. Generally, the crop requires modest application of nitrogen fertilizer, as it is...

pests and diseases being carried over from one crop to another. Winter rape is less susceptible to crop failure as it is more vigorous than the summer...

The following table shows the vegetable oil yields of common energy crops associated with biodiesel production. Included is growing zone data, relevant...

Willy H. Verheye, ed. (2010). "Perennial Energy Crops: Growth and Management". Soils, Plant Growth and Crop Production Volume III. EOLSS Publishers. p...

Bioethanol is a form of renewable energy that can be produced from agricultural feedstocks. It can be made from very common crops such as hemp, sugarcane, potato...

A crop circle, crop formation, or corn circle is a pattern created by flattening a crop, usually a cereal. The term was first coined in the early 1980s...

Cover crops reduce soil loss by improving soil structure and increasing infiltration, protecting the soil surface, scattering raindrop energy, and reducing...

than any other food crop (220.7 million hectares or 545 million acres in 2021). World trade in wheat is greater than for all other crops combined. In 2021...

products such as cellophane and rayon. Conversion of cellulose from energy crops into biofuels such as cellulosic ethanol is under development as a renewable...

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termites in crops. Interest exists in using poplar as an energy crop for biomass, in energy forestry systems, particularly in light of its high energy-in to...

subtropical regions. Sorghum is the world's fifth-most important cereal crop after rice, wheat, maize, and barley. Sorghum is typically an annual, but...

Short rotation coppice (SRC) is coppice grown as an energy crop. This woody solid biomass can be used in applications such as district heating, electric...

and industrial applications, is another product of processing the soybean crop. Soybean is a common protein source in feed for farm animals that in turn...

energy crops. It can be produced using anaerobic digesters (air-tight tanks with different configurations). These plants can be fed with energy crops...

energy (or green energy) is energy from renewable natural resources that are replenished on a human timescale. The most widely used renewable energy types...