Evaluation of varieties and plant genetic resources of rye for bioenergy use
Description:
Biomass from rye is a carbon neutral renewable resource that can be produced in large quantities for the conversion into bioenergy. Rye suits both as a winter catch crop followed by maize and as a main crop harvested for total plants silage when the grain is in the milky stage. The focal points of this investigation are to examine the suitability of different rye forms (varieties, tetraploid rye, plant genetic resources) for biomass production, to identify the ideal growing stage for harvesting the biomass of these rye forms and to estimate their potential of gas production by NIRS analysis.
Executive Institute:
Institute for Breeding Research on Agricultural Crops (JKI-ZL) Details of Institute for Breeding Research on Agricultural Crops
Parent institution:
Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants – Julius Kühn-Institut (JKI) Details of (JKI) (Saxony-Anhalt)
Contract period:
01. 07. 2006 - 31. 07. 2009
Participating Institutions:
- Association to promote the private German plant breeding eV (GFP) Details of GFP
Funding Programme:
- Support of Renewable Resources Details of Support of Renewable Resources
Subject:
- Crop Production
- Plant Breeding
- Renewable Resources
Purpose of research:
Basic research
Funding Institutions:
- Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection (BMELV) Details of (BMELV)
- Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU) Details of (BMU)
Project Management Agency:
- Agency of Renewable Resources (FNR) Details of FNR