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Energy Crops

Energy crops are traditional crops which can be used for the production of bioenergy and liquid biofuels or plants not cultivated at present for commercial purposes, such as miscanthus, cardoon and reeds whose end product is intended for energy production and biofuels.


 

Energy crops are divided into two categories:

Annuals: Sweet sorghum (sorghum bicolor L. Moench), fibre sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench), kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus L.), rapeseed (Brassica napus L.), brassica carinata (brassica carinata L. Braun), etc.

Perennials:

I. Agricultural: Cardoon (Cynara cardunculus), reeds (Arundo donax L.), miscanthus (Miscanthus x giganteus), switchgrass (Panicum virgatum), etc.

II. Forest : Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus camalduensis Dehnh. and E. globulus Labill.), black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia), etc.