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Economics of sweet sorghum feedstock production for bioethanol

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Title Economics of sweet sorghum feedstock production for bioethanol
 
Creator Rao, P P
Basavaraj, G
Basu, K
Ravinder Reddy, Ch
Ashok Kumar, A
Reddy, B V S
 
Subject Sorghum
Agriculture-Farming, Production, Technology, Economics
 
Description Sweet sorghum is similar to grain sorghum but possesses sugar-rich stalks,
with higher juice content. Because of its rapid growth, high sugar accumulation,
high biomass production potential and wider adapt ability, sweet sorghum can
be grown in different agro-climatic conditions. The sugar content in the juice
extracted from sweet sorghum varies from 16-23% Brix. It has good potential
for jaggery and syrup production besides ethanol. The grain can be used
as food and the bagasse after extraction of juice from stalks is an excellent
livestock feed. The potential food vs. fuel conflict from the diversion of crop
land for cultivation of ‘bioethanol’ crops does not arise with sweet sorghum as
it meets the multiple requirements the food, fuel and fodder.
 
Publisher International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
 
Date 2013
 
Type Book Section
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
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Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/7335/1/ChapterVII_Economics_99-109_2013.pdf
Rao, P P and Basavaraj, G and Basu, K and Ravinder Reddy, Ch and Ashok Kumar, A and Reddy, B V S (2013) Economics of sweet sorghum feedstock production for bioethanol. In: Developing a Sweet Sorghum Ethanol Value Chain. International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, Patancheru, Andhra Pradesh, India, pp. 99-109. ISBN 978-92-9066-555-7