Sweet sorghum has become an important feedstock for bioethanol production. Total sugar yield and multiple harvests can directly affect ethanol production cost. Little is known about stem traits and multiple harvests t...Sweet sorghum has become an important feedstock for bioethanol production. Total sugar yield and multiple harvests can directly affect ethanol production cost. Little is known about stem traits and multiple harvests that contribute to sugar yield in sweet sorghum. Stem traits were evaluated from 25 sweet and grain sorghum accessions. Stems were harvested twice at the soft-dough stage and the stems were pressed with a hydraulic press. Sugars in the stem juice were quantified by high performance liquid chromatography. Sweet sorghum produced five times more fresh stem weight and dry stem mass (830 gand164 g) than grain sorghum (150 gand27g). Sweet sorghum produced a much higher volume of juice and higher yield of sugars (366 ml and42 g) per stem than grain sorghum (70 ml and4 g). Significant variability in fresh stem weight (72 - 1837 g), juice volume (31 - 753 ml), sugar yield (3 - 81 g), dry stem mass (14 - 383 g), and sugar yield/dry stem mass ratio (0.11 - 0.53) per stem was detected among sweet sorghum accessions. Stem sugar yield was significantly correlated with stem fresh weight and juice volume. Sorghum was harvested twice within one growing season resulting in some sweet sorghum accessions producing double amount of sugars. Sweet sorghum produced three times more dry mass weight (bagasse) than fermentable sugar weight. To reduce feedstock cost, methods have to be developed for efficiently utilizing bagasse. Our results showed high fresh stem weight, high ratio of sugar yield to dry stem mass, and double harvests are prime traits to boost sugar yield. Sweet sorghum may be suitable for multiple harvests in certain regions of theU.S.TheU.S.sweet sorghum collection needs to be screened for acces- sions that can be harvested twice with an extended feedstock-production season and used as a feedstock for sustainable and renewable bioenergy production.展开更多
叶片和茎的生长规律决定植物对光截取的模式以及与外界环境的物质交换面积,其生物量分配是研究植物生活史对策的一个重要途径。在石羊河上游高寒退化草地,采用标准化主轴估计(standardized major axis estimation,SMA)方法,研究了狼毒(S...叶片和茎的生长规律决定植物对光截取的模式以及与外界环境的物质交换面积,其生物量分配是研究植物生活史对策的一个重要途径。在石羊河上游高寒退化草地,采用标准化主轴估计(standardized major axis estimation,SMA)方法,研究了狼毒(Stellera chamaejasme)种群茎大小对茎与叶生物量分配的影响,以及对叶面积支持效率的影响。结果表明:狼毒种群茎干重与比叶重(LMA)、单叶面积、叶干重呈异速生长关系,SMA斜率分别为0.781(95%的置信区间,CI=0.71～0.94)、0.824(CI=0.77～0.95)和0.856(CI=0.79～0.99)。狼毒种群中较大茎的狼毒植株具有较高的叶生物量分配比例和叶面积支持效率,同时具有较高的比叶重,说明较大的狼毒采取以提高资源利用效率为主的适应策略,而相对较小的狼毒采取以快速生长为主的适应策略。展开更多
文摘Sweet sorghum has become an important feedstock for bioethanol production. Total sugar yield and multiple harvests can directly affect ethanol production cost. Little is known about stem traits and multiple harvests that contribute to sugar yield in sweet sorghum. Stem traits were evaluated from 25 sweet and grain sorghum accessions. Stems were harvested twice at the soft-dough stage and the stems were pressed with a hydraulic press. Sugars in the stem juice were quantified by high performance liquid chromatography. Sweet sorghum produced five times more fresh stem weight and dry stem mass (830 gand164 g) than grain sorghum (150 gand27g). Sweet sorghum produced a much higher volume of juice and higher yield of sugars (366 ml and42 g) per stem than grain sorghum (70 ml and4 g). Significant variability in fresh stem weight (72 - 1837 g), juice volume (31 - 753 ml), sugar yield (3 - 81 g), dry stem mass (14 - 383 g), and sugar yield/dry stem mass ratio (0.11 - 0.53) per stem was detected among sweet sorghum accessions. Stem sugar yield was significantly correlated with stem fresh weight and juice volume. Sorghum was harvested twice within one growing season resulting in some sweet sorghum accessions producing double amount of sugars. Sweet sorghum produced three times more dry mass weight (bagasse) than fermentable sugar weight. To reduce feedstock cost, methods have to be developed for efficiently utilizing bagasse. Our results showed high fresh stem weight, high ratio of sugar yield to dry stem mass, and double harvests are prime traits to boost sugar yield. Sweet sorghum may be suitable for multiple harvests in certain regions of theU.S.TheU.S.sweet sorghum collection needs to be screened for acces- sions that can be harvested twice with an extended feedstock-production season and used as a feedstock for sustainable and renewable bioenergy production.
文摘叶片和茎的生长规律决定植物对光截取的模式以及与外界环境的物质交换面积,其生物量分配是研究植物生活史对策的一个重要途径。在石羊河上游高寒退化草地,采用标准化主轴估计(standardized major axis estimation,SMA)方法,研究了狼毒(Stellera chamaejasme)种群茎大小对茎与叶生物量分配的影响,以及对叶面积支持效率的影响。结果表明:狼毒种群茎干重与比叶重(LMA)、单叶面积、叶干重呈异速生长关系,SMA斜率分别为0.781(95%的置信区间,CI=0.71～0.94)、0.824(CI=0.77～0.95)和0.856(CI=0.79～0.99)。狼毒种群中较大茎的狼毒植株具有较高的叶生物量分配比例和叶面积支持效率,同时具有较高的比叶重,说明较大的狼毒采取以提高资源利用效率为主的适应策略,而相对较小的狼毒采取以快速生长为主的适应策略。
