MORPHOMETRIC INDICES OF PLANTS, BIOLOGICAL PECULIARITIES AND PRODUCTIVITY OF INDUSTRIAL ENERGY CROPS
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Date
2019
Authors
Kulyk, M. I.
Shokalo, N. S.
Dinets, O. M.
Кулик, Максим Іванович
Шокало, Наталія Сергіївна
Дінець, Ольга Миколаївна
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Publishing House “Baltija Publishing”
Abstract
The monograph considers the theoretical and practical aspects of the development of modern
science, taking into account the experience of countries of European and prospects of Ukraine. General
issues of the engineering, medical, psychological, philological, economic sciences, history of art,
social communications and so on are considered. The publication is designed for scientists, lecturers,
postgraduate students, students, as well as for the general reader.
The section of the monograph contains a substantive research
on the peculiarities of productivity formation of industrial energy crops as
an alternative source for biofuel production. The classification and areas
of energy crops usage have been given. Their botanical and biological
descriptions as well as morphometric indices of plants from vitatel family
(Poaceae), mallow family (Malvaceae), spurge family (Euphorbiaceae)
and buckwheat family (Polygonaceae) have been provided. Research
object is morphometric indices of plants and the regularities of formation
of biomass productivity of energy crops: switchgrass (Panicum virgatum
L.), miscanthus giganteus (Miscanthus × giganteus J.M. Greef & Deuter ex
Hodkin), perennial sorghum (Sorghum almum Parodi.), sida hermaphrodita
(Sida hermaphrodita Rusby), rumex (Rumex patientia L. × Rumex
tianshanicus A. Los.), castor-oil plant (Ricinus communis L.). Methods.
The research was conducted by the laboratory and field experiments in
the conditions of the central forest-steppe of Ukraine. Monograph method
(generalization of scientific publications of domestic and foreign authors); abstract-logical method (determining the essence of research, identifying
factors affecting productivity of energy crops); statistic method (calculation
of the smallest significant difference in order to establish distinguishing
features between the variants, a correlation-regression analysis of crop
productivity dependence on the morphometric plant indices) were used
in the research. Results. A detailed morphometric description from the
separation of biofuel part of energy crops, their biological characteristics
and productivity potential have been provided. Actual productivity of
switchgrass, miscanthus giganteous, perennial sorghum, sida, rumex and
castor-oil plant has been determined by the experimental way. Correlation
dependencies between morphometric indices and productivity of the
studied energy crops have been identified. This enabled to establish the
very plant biometric indices affecting biomass productivity of energy crops
to the greatest extent. Conclusion. It has been determined that the most of
energy crops are perennial crops that form tall-growing stems with a strong
phytomass, hardy to environmental conditions, disease-resistant and have a
fibrous root system. Productivity of the vitatel family representatives highly
depends on the height and density of stems; plants from the mallow family
and spurge family form productivity due to the plant height and the number
of branches per plant, and the largest biomass of rumex is determined by the
height of a stiffen peduncle.
Description
Kulyk Maksym, Shokalo Natalia, Dinets Olha. Morphometric indices of plants, biological peculiarities and productivity of industrial energy crops. Development of modern science: the experience of European countries and prospects for Ukraine: monograph / edited by authors. 3rd ed. Riga, Latvia: «Baltija Publishing», 2019 : 411–431. URL: https://doi.org/10.30525/978-9934-571-78-7
Keywords
energy crops: switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.), miscanthus giganteus (Miscanthus × giganteus J.M. Greef & Deuter ex Hodkin), perennial sorghum (Sorghum almum Parodi.), sida hermaphrodita (Sida hermaphrodita Rusby), rumex (Rumex patientia L. × Rumex tianshanicus A. Los.), castor-oil plant (Ricinus communis L.), morphometric indices of plants, biomass productivity