Biomass yield and energy value of some fast-growing multipurpose trees in Nigeria

Productivity, site evaluation and state of nutrition of Gmelina arborea plantations in Oluwa and Omo forest reserves, Nigeria

“…Some tropical plantation species with high annual biomass productivity include Acacia auriculiformis, Paraserianthes falcataria (Kumar et al, 1998) and Eucalyptus species. The pattern of biomass partitioning among tree components in this study appears to be characteristics of the species as evidenced by the similar results from other research workers (Singh, 1995;Fuwape and Akindele, 1997;Onyekwelu, 2004), though some authors (e.g. Swamy et al, 2004) have published slightly different biomass partitioning patterns among Gmelina tree components.…”

Evaluation of short-rotation coppicing fuelwood production systems for Papua New Guinea

“…Leucaena has been widely promoted for its value as charcoal [42,43], however it did not rank well in this trial. While the heat of combustion of Leucaena charcoal has been measured elsewhere as 54% greater than its wood [44], in this trial its charcoal took twice as long as a similar amount of wood to boil water.…”

Energy Self-Sufficiency of Semi-Mechanized Oil Palm Processing: A Case Study of Bayelsa Palm Mill, Elebele, Nigeria

“…Also the energy content of these wastes is comparable to that of bagasse from C 3 and C 4 plant used for power generation. Sugumaran and Seshadri (2009) (Lucas and Fuwape, 1984;Nwachukwu and Lewis, 1986;Fuwape and Akindele, 1997;Ogunsanwo et al, generation via direct combustion.…”