Potential of producing and harvesting sugarcane and sweet sorghum as a renewable biomass energy resource. Annual report

Technical Report · Tue Jul 31 00:00:00 EDT 1979

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5985310· OSTI ID:5985310

Cochran, B. J.; Ricaud, R.

Manufacturers of land clearing equipment, land leveling, ditching machinery, mold board plows, and lister plows are listed. A combined list of manufacturers of sugar cane tillage equipment is presented. Lists of manufacturers are included for the following types of equipment: planting, irrigation, spraying equipment, aerial application spraying and dusting equipment, power units, harvesting, loaders, and transport units. Methods of mechanical harvesting sugarcane and sweet sorghum grown from improved planting and production treatments are evaluated. Commercial mechanical systems available for harvesting maximum sugarcane biomass in the sugar production areas of the United States. (MHR)

• Research Organization: Louisiana State Univ. and Agricultural and Mechanical Coll., Baton Rouge (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: EG-77-G-05-5373
• OSTI ID: 5985310
• Report Number(s): ORO-5373-T1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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09 BIOMASS FUELS
29 ENERGY PLANNING
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HARVESTING
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BIOMASS
BIOMASS PLANTATIONS
EQUIPMENT
MANUFACTURERS
RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
CEREALS
ENERGY SOURCES
GRAMINEAE
GRASS
PLANTS
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