Table 1 Productivity of some ‘high’ grasses cultivars
From: The potential of the energy cane as the main biomass crop for the cellulosic industry
Cultivars | Years (tons of dry mass per hectare) | |
|---|---|---|
1987 to 1990 | 1992 to 1994 | |
Sugarcane (US78-1009) | 50 | 32 |
Energy cane (US59-6) | 53 | 36 |
Erianthus (IK7647) | 50 | 18 |
Elephant grass (N51) | 45 | 19 |