Are Higher Input Levels to Triticale Growing Technologies Effective in Biofuel Production System?

Bielski, Stanisław; Romaneckas, Kęstutis; Novikova, Anastasija; Šarauskis, Egidijus

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“…Although triticale can be a useful ingredient in a human diet, as of yet it has secured only a modest position on the food market. The most promising trend for the future of this cereal in the food industry is to investigate the usefulness of triticale grain for baking [3,4,6] and bioenergy production, especially bioethanol [7,8]. Triticale is considered to be an interesting species that can be grown even in unfavorable biotic and abiotic conditions [9,10], even at high salinity [11].…”

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Impact of Nitrogen and Boron Fertilization on Winter Triticale Productivity Parameters

2020

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Research related to fertilization in winter triticale cultivation was limited to macroelements. The effects of boron on triticale (deficiency or toxicity) affecting productivity are still unknown. In 2013-2015, a field experiment was carried out at the Experimental Station in Tomaszkowo near Olsztyn. The objective was set response of winter triticale variety Pigmej under the influence of various levels of nitrogen (N) and boron (B) fertilization. Five levels of nitrogen fertilization: 0, 40, 80 (50 + 30), 120 (90 + 30), and 160 (90 + 70) kg ha −1 and four levels of boron fertilization: 0, 0.8, 1.6, and 2.4 kg ha −1 were tested. The experiment has demonstrated considerable differences in the grain yield volume and structure under the influence of various weather conditions and different doses of nitrogen. The difference between the highest and lowest grain yield was 1.7 t ha −1 -53.6%. The effect of boron application was also manifested as an increase in the winter triticale grain yield and improved yield component structure, but the statistically significant differences were observed only in ears number per 1 m 2 . The highest dose of boron applied in the experiment caused a decrease in the quantity of grain yield and its component parts.Agronomy 2020, 10, 279 2 of 12 claim that winter cereals will be grown in northern regions on a much larger area in the near future than at present.One of the most important agrotechnical factors influencing the yield of grain and enabling farmers to take full advantage of the high production potential of cereals is mineral fertilization, especially nitrogen nutrition [9,[15][16][17]. In intensive plant production, the level of nitrogen fertilization and the date of its application are essential for the attainment of high productivity of plants, supplying good quality yields [18].Boron is one of the micronutrients that are deficient in soil [19]. According to Herrera-Rodriguez [20], large areas of farmland across the world are characterized by a boron deficit, which inhibits the growth, development, and yielding of major crops. In Poland, the majority of soils are light and acidic. This is conducive to boron deficiencies, because the element is readily soluble in water and therefore easily leached from soil.Boron can be applied in long-term and in annual plantations; it is usually supplied in spring or autumn, in the form of solid fertilizers, either to soil or sprayed over foliage, and sometimes even during seed dressing. Plants should have access to this element from germination of maturity [21]. Boron is involved in many processes in the plant, e.g., calcium utilization, cell division, during the generative growth of plants, when the element affects water relations, resistance to diseases, and nitrogen metabolism [22]. Among elements essential for plants, boron is the only element that is absorbed not as an ion but as an uncharged molecule [23].Boron is essential for plants, and recent studies on the biological role of this element in different metabolic, nutritive, hormonal, ...

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Impact of Nitrogen and Boron Fertilization on Winter Triticale Productivity Parameters

2020

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“…Energy generation from agricultural biomass plays an increasingly important role in the face of the current challenges to global energy security [33][34][35]. Agricultural biomass is the key substrate in the production of first-generation biofuels [36].…”

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Productivity, Energy and Economic Balance in the Production of Different Cultivars of Winter Oilseed Rape. A Case Study in North-Eastern Poland

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In this study, the agricultural inputs, energy requirements and costs associated with the production of semi-dwarf (PR45 D03 and Avenir) and long-stem (Visby) cultivars of winter oilseed rape were optimized in an experiment with 35-1 fractional factorial design. A field experiment was carried out in the Agricultural Experiment Station in Bałcyny (north-eastern Poland) in 2008–2011. The study investigated the responses of two morphotypes of hybrid cultivars of winter oilseed rape to key yield-forming factors (seeding date, seeding rate, nitrogen fertilization) and yield protection factors (fungal disease control). Agronomic inputs were tested at three levels. Our findings indicate that production technologies (characterized by a different intensity of agricultural inputs) should target the specific requirements of winter oilseed rape cultivars. Semi-dwarf cultivars of winter oilseed rape (PR45 D03 and Avenir) were characterized by higher yield potential at different input levels than the long-stem cultivar (Visby). Semi-dwarf cultivars required higher levels of agricultural inputs than the long-stem cultivar. Semi-dwarf cultivars grown in high-input technologies were characterized by the highest energy efficiency ratio. In contrast, the long-stem cultivar was characterized by the optimal energy input-energy output ratio in the low-input technology. Regardless of cultivar, high-input production technologies were more profitable because the resulting increase in seed yield significantly outweighed the rise in production costs.

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“…Triticale is abundant in starch and cellulose, and it can be used in the production of biofuels [20,34], and triticale straw can be directly incinerated [38,40]. Triticale grain can be processed into biogas during anaerobic digestion [41,42], and bioethanol can be obtained from grain [33,[43][44][45][46][47][48][49] and/or straw [35,50]. Triticale grain is particularly suited for bioethanol production due to its high starch content (650-680 g kg −1 dry matter, DM) and somewhat lower protein content 125 g kg −1 DM) [51], as well as high amylolytic activity which speeds up starch hydrolysis and digestion [11,44].…”

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“…Triticale grain is particularly suited for bioethanol production due to its high starch content (650-680 g kg −1 dry matter, DM) and somewhat lower protein content 125 g kg −1 DM) [51], as well as high amylolytic activity which speeds up starch hydrolysis and digestion [11,44]. The production of 1 ton of bioethanol requires 2.78 to 3.38 Mg of triticale grain [49,52]. The efficiency of bioethanol derived from triticale is determined by the productivity of cultivars [11,53] and growing conditions as well as agronomic factors, mostly nitrogen fertilization [40,45,[53][54][55].…”

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Energy Optimization in Different Production Technologies of Winter Triticale Grain

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This article presents the results of a field experiment investigating the energy efficiency of grain produced by a semi-dwarf genotype of winter triticale at different levels of agricultural inputs. The energy efficiency of winter triticale grain production was evaluated in two low-input and two high-input cultivation practices that differed in the rate of nitrogen fertilizer (split application) and disease control. The energy inputs associated with the production of winter triticale grain at low levels of agricultural inputs were determined to be 14.5 to 14.7 GJ ha−1. Higher levels of agricultural inputs increased the demand for energy in grain production by 25% on average. The energy output of grain peaked (163.3 GJ ha−1) in response to a fertilizer rate of 120 kg ha−1 applied in a split ratio of 50:50 (BBCH 27/32) and two fungicide treatments (BBCH 31 and 39). The energy output of grain from the remaining cultivation regimes was 3–13% lower. The energy efficiency ratio was highest in the low-input cultivation regime with a nitrogen rate of 90 kg ha−1 split into two applications (60 and 30 kg ha−1 for BBCH 27 and 32, respectively), seed dressing with fungicide (thiram and tebuconazole) and one fungicide treatment (azoxystrobin) (BBCH 39).

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Are Higher Input Levels to Triticale Growing Technologies Effective in Biofuel Production System?

Cited by 19 publications

References 45 publications

Impact of Nitrogen and Boron Fertilization on Winter Triticale Productivity Parameters

Impact of Nitrogen and Boron Fertilization on Winter Triticale Productivity Parameters

Productivity, Energy and Economic Balance in the Production of Different Cultivars of Winter Oilseed Rape. A Case Study in North-Eastern Poland

Energy Optimization in Different Production Technologies of Winter Triticale Grain

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