Vertical distribution of structural components in corn stover

Johnson, Jane M. F.; Karlen, Douglas L.; Gresham, Garold L.; Cantrell, Keri B.; Archer, David W.; Wienhold, Brian J.; Varvel, Gary E.; Laird, David A.; Baker, John; Ochsner, Tyson E.; Novak, Jeff M.; Halvorson, Ardell D.; Arriaga, Francisco; Lightle, David T.; Hoover, Amber; Emerson, Rachel; Barbour, Nancy W.

doi:10.3390/agriculture4040274

Title: Vertical distribution of structural components in corn stover

Journal Article · Mon Nov 17 00:00:00 EST 2014 · Agriculture

DOI:https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture4040274· OSTI ID:1208602

Johnson, Jane M. F. ^[1]; Karlen, Douglas L. ^[2]; Gresham, Garold L. ^[3]; Cantrell, Keri B. ^[4]; Archer, David W. ^[5]; Wienhold, Brian J. ^[6]; Varvel, Gary E. ^[6]; Laird, David A. ^[7]; Baker, John ^[8]; Ochsner, Tyson E. ^[9]; Novak, Jeff M. ^[4]; Halvorson, Ardell D. ^[10]; Arriaga, Francisco ^[11]; Lightle, David T. ^[12]; Hoover, Amber ^[3]; Emerson, Rachel ^[3]; Barbour, Nancy W. ^[1]

USDA-Agricultural Research Service, Morris, MN (United States)
USDA-Agricultural Research Service, Ames, IA (United States)
Idaho National Lab. (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
USDA-Agricultural Research Service, Florence, SC (United States)
USDA-Agricultural Research Service, Mandan, ND (United States)
USDA-Agricultural Research Service, Lincoln, NE (United States)
Iowa State University, Ames, IA (United States)
USDA-Agricultural Research Service, St. Paul, MN (United States)
Oklahoma State Univ., Stillwater, OK (United States)
USDA-Agricultural Research Service, Fort Collins, CO (United States)
University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI (United States)
CPESC #651, Labadie, MO (United States)

In the United States, corn (Zea mays L.) stover has been targeted for second generation fuel production and other bio-products. Our objective was to characterize sugar and structural composition as a function of vertical distribution of corn stover (leaves and stalk) that was sampled at physiological maturity and about three weeks later from multiple USA locations. A small subset of samples was assessed for thermochemical composition. Concentrations of lignin, glucan, and xylan were about 10% greater at grain harvest than at physiological maturity, but harvestable biomass was about 25% less due to stalk breakage. Gross heating density above the ear averaged 16.3 ± 0.40 MJ kg⁻¹, but with an alkalinity measure of 0.83 g MJ⁻¹, slagging is likely to occur during gasification. Assuming a stover harvest height of 10 cm, the estimated ethanol yield would be >2500 L ha⁻¹, but it would be only 1000 L ha⁻¹ if stover harvest was restricted to the material from above the primary ear. Vertical composition of corn stover is relatively uniform; thus, decision on cutting height may be driven by agronomic, economic and environmental considerations.

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Research Organization:: Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: AC07-05ID14517; FC36-05GO85041

OSTI ID:: 1208602

Journal Information:: Agriculture, Vol. 4, Issue 4; ISSN 2077-0472

Publisher:: MDPICopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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