Impact of Plant Biometric Characteristics on Seed Productivity of Castor-oil Plant and Switchgrass Depending Upon Weather Conditions of the Vegetation Period in the Forest-steppe of Ukraine
Year: 2018
Type: book-chapter
Abstract: The article has demonstrated the necessity of investigating new, alien crops such ascastor-oil plant (Ricinus communis L.) and switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) as a raw material for production of biofuel and by-products for different fields of industry.The detailed description of plant morphology, and practices regarding increase of seed germination ability of the studied crops have been given.Solid literature overview has been made and attention has been emphasized on the up-todate of the research of castor-oil plant and switchgrass seed productivity.Expanding of cultivation area enables to provide farmers with seed material as well as processing industry with raw material.In future this will permit to obtain seed material, plant biomass for energy purposes and technical oil of high quality in order to satisfy requirements of strategic fields of industry.Research object is the morphological and biological peculiarities and seed productivity of castor-oil plant and switchgrass depending on quantitative indices of plants considering weather conditions of the vegetation period.Methods.Methods of multi-year research in the forest-steppe of Ukraine are standard for the zone of these crops cultivation and special methodical recommendations have been used as well.The area of seeding plot of land was 54.0 м 2 , the area of accounting plot of land was 50 м 2 , experiment
Authors: Maksym Kulyk, Natalia Shokalo
Language: English
Subfield: Agronomy and Crop Science
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2805482016