Sentences with phrase «yield as a biomass»

Trials are just beginning in Britain of a giant reed which may have a higher yield as a biomass fuel than any other crop.

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The new analysis found that conventional crops such as corn had the highest yield of biomass that can be turned into biofuel on marginal lands, although their ability to reduce CO2 is harmed by tilling, fertilizing and other CO2 - producing activities necessary to turn them into fuel.

They store carbon in soil and biomass which has massive implications for climate change, but they also hold back and release various nutrients which have effects on natural areas as well as agricultural yield.

Xue has also studied wheat streak mosaic virus infestation, WSMV, and determined the disease can reduce biomass and yield as late as the boot stage.