Many herbaceous lignocelluloses suitable for ethanol production have high extractives contents, such as some straws and corn stover. The high extractives content might affect pretreatment or enzymatic hydrolysis. In this study, extractives were removed from corn stover, and then extractives-free corn stover and ordinary corn stover were respectively pretreated using a liquid hot water (LHW) met...

Nitrogen is one of the most important factor affecting maize (Zea mays L.) yield and income of smallholders under semiarid climates. Field experiments were conducted to investigate the impact of different N-fertilizer sources [urea, calcium ammonium nitrate (CAN), and ammonium sulfate (AS)] and rates (50, 100, 150, and 200 kg ha-1) on umber of rows ear-1 (NOR ear-1), number of seeds row-1 (NOS ...

Utilization of maize stover to the production meat and milk saving grains for human consumption would be one strategy optimal usage resources. Variance tendency analyses were applied find nitrogen (N) fertilization dose (0, 100, 145, 190, 240, 290 kg/ha) forage (F), (S), cob (C), grain (G) yields, as well grain-to-forage, cob-to-forage, cob-to-stover ratios (G:F, C:F, C:S, respectively). The st...

In croplands, the adoption of certain management practices may increase soil organic carbon (SOC) levels. this study, we evaluated short-term impact crop stover and interaction between irrigation method on SOC change in a continuous maize (Zea mays L.) system Spain. Four years after beginning experiment, total C fractions (particulate matter carbon, POM-C; mineral-associated Min-C) contents, st...

BACKGROUND In Mexico, the traditional maize cultivation system has resisted intensification attempts for many decades in some areas, even in some well-connected regions of the temperate highlands. We suggest that this is due to economics. METHODS The total useful biomass of several fields in Nanacamilpa, Tlaxcala, are evaluated for productivity and costs. RESULTS Maize grain production is l...

* Department of Soil Science, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana 141 004 Abstract: Different irrigation methods and regimes affect maize (Zea Mays L.) growth differently. The field experiment was conducted to study the interactive effect of three irrigation methods and three irrigation regimes on maize growth under sandy loam soil at the Research Farm of Department of Soil Science, Punjab...

Corn stover has great potential as a biomass feedstock, but harvest and storage of this material is challenged by weather conditions at harvest; material moisture; and equipment shortcomings. Field drying characteristics, harvest efficiency and rate, product bulk density, and storage characteristics were quantified for stover harvested and stored in wet or dry form. Only in one case did stover ...

The aim of this study was to explore the effect a combination manure and inorganic fertilizer (NPK Urea) on population phosphate-solubilizing bacteria yield maize. carried out from June October 2018 in Kemantren Village, Alas Kulak Hamlet, Jabung District, Malang Regency. This used randomized block design consisting 8 treatment levels repeated three times. results analysis variance showed that ...

BACKGROUND Corn stover composition changes considerably throughout the growing season and also varies between the various fractions of the plant. These differences can impact optimal pretreatment conditions, enzymatic digestibility and maximum achievable sugar yields in the process of converting lignocellulosics to ethanol. The goal of this project was to determine which combination of corn sto...