Fodder beet - potential alcohol fuel crop

Journal Article · · Utah Sci.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6443130

Clair Theurer, J; Doney, D L; Gallian, J

In 1980 an extensive investigation was carried out in the United States to evaluate fodder beet as a fuel crop. It is concluded that the optimum crop should consist of a hybrid between US-adapted, disease-resistant sugar beet crossed to a good fodder beet, yielding an increase of 15 to 20% in fermentable sugar over that for adapted sugar beet varieties. Data on root weight, sucrose percentage, reducing sugar yield and potential alcohol production for 14 fodder beet varieties and two commercial sugar beet hybrids are presented.

• Research Organization: Sugar Beet Research Unit, Crops Research Lab., Logan, Utah; Univ. of Idaho, Twin Falls, Idaho
• OSTI ID: 6443130
• Journal Information: Utah Sci.; (United States), Vol. 42:2
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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