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Accelerated Evaluation of Perennial Grass and Legume Feedstocks for Biofuel Production

Join the multidisciplinary research project in New York State to identify top biofuel plant species, assess yield, and provide management advice. Trials evaluate grass and legume varieties, seed quality, disease, and economics. Collaborators include industry, government, and academic institutions. Project aims to expand acreage of perennial biofuel feedstocks and deliver species recommendations to producers.

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Accelerated Evaluation of Perennial Grass and Legume Feedstocks for Biofuel Production

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  1. ACCELERATED EVALUATION OF PERENNIAL GRASS AND LEGUME FEEDSTOCKS FOR BIOFUEL PRODUCTION IN NEW YORK STATE Dr. Hilary Mayton, Dr. Julie Hansen, Dr. Paul Salon, Jamie Crawford, Dr. Chris Watkins, Dr. Donald Viands

  2. Cornell Feedstock Project • Multidisciplinary research project • Industry • Government agencies • Academic institutions • Cornell Cooperative Extension • NY growers • Others

  3. Project Goals • Identify and expand acreage of perennial biofuel feedstocks • Identify plant species with greatest potential for dedicated use as biofuel feedstock • Obtain information on value of diverse feedstock from farm to final end-products • Deliver species recommendations and management advice to current and potential producers

  4. Field Trial Objectives • Evaluate a variety of perennial biofuel feedstocks (forage grasses and legumes) • Assess yield and determine best management practices • one cut, two cuts….. herbicide, fertilizer • BTU’s, cellulose, hemicellulose, lignin (Dr. Joss Rose, Cornell University) • Evaluate seed quality and seed treatments (Dr. Alan Taylor, Cornell University) • Collect data on disease incidence and severity • survey, identify pathogens (Dr. Gary Bergstrom, Cornell University) • Collect economic data (Dr. Todd Schmidt, Cornell University) • seed cost, establishment, maintenance, harvest, storage

  5. ♦2007 Cool season grass trials Reed Canarygrass Tall Fescue Smooth Bromegrass Tall Wheatgrass ▲2007 Warm season grass replicated trials Big Bluestem Switchgrass Coastal Panic Grass Eastern Gamagrass Indiangrass ■ 2007 Warm season grass strip trials Big Bluestem Switchgrass Coastal Panic Grass Eastern Gamagrass Indiangrass ■ ▲ ● 2007 Seed treatment trials Thiram Dividend Extreme Raxil XT T-22 TrigoCor 1448 ■ ▲ ▲ ■ ● ♦ ■ ▲ ♦ ● ■

  6. 2008 Madison county Clinton county ▲ ▲ ▲2007 Replicated plot trials Tompkins County Chemung County Big Flats NRCS Plant Materials Center Jefferson County Genesee County ▲ ▲ ▲ ▲

  7. Small plot cultivar evaluation trial Sumer 2007

  8. Small plot cultivar evaluation trial Fall 2007

  9. ■ 2008 Strip trial potential locations Tompkins Schoharie County Washington County Steuben ■ ■  ■  28 acres – NE Sun Center Laboratories, Cornell University 2007 Field Trials ■ 2007 Warm season grass strip trial locations Dutchess Genesee St. Lawrence Tompkins ■ ■ ■ ■ ■

  10. Tompkins County Mt Pleasant Strip Trial Summer 2007

  11. Plant disease observed in 2007 field trials G.C. Bergstrom G.C. Bergstrom

  12. Project Summary • The perennial grass and legume evaulation project has been initiated to assure that feedstock is available for biofuel conversion technology and commercial utilization. • Plant breeding programs and genomic research will be needed to develop the greatest potential in bioenergy crops.

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