Napier Grass
Pyrolysis of Napier Grass in a Fixed Bed Reactor : effect of operating conditions on product yields and characteristics
... Fresh Napier grass stem chopped to 6 to 8 cm was collected from Crops for the Future (CFF) Field Research Centre and was transported in plastic bags to the research building of the University of Nottingham ...
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Molecular Diversity of a Seemingly Altitude Restricted Ustilago kamerunensis Isolates in Kenya: A Pathogen of Napier Grass
... in napier grass ( Pennise- tum purpureum ) as a source of feed of the livestock with over 70% of the small- holder dairy farmers growing the crop [3] [4] ...called napier head smut caused by a ...
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RESIDUAL EFFECTS OF COMPACTED DIGESTED EFFLUENT ON GROWTH OF DWARF NAPIER GRASS IN WARM REGIONS OF JAPAN
... dwarf Napier grass was positively associated with DEM application via leaf area development without disturbing the chemical environments of soils neighboring the examined ...
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Evaluation of Napier Grass (Pennisetum purpureum (L.) Schumach) Accessions for Agronomic Traits under Acidic Soil Conditions of Nejo Area, Ethiopia
... of Napier grass accessions showed significant ...of Napier grass may be affected by the harvesting day after ...of Napier grass increased as frequency between cuttings increased ...
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Effect of Indoor and Underground Storage on Efficient Vegetative Propagation of Dwarf Napier Grass (Pennisetum purpureum Schumach)
... Dwarf, late-heading (DL) Napier grass is suitable for both cut-and-carry and grazing management due to sufficient yield and quality potential. This species can hardly produce viable seed, and thus ...
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Exploring of agro waste (pineapple leaf, corn stalk, and napier grass) by chemical composition and morphological study
... The sample of pineapple leaf was collected from Ayer Hitam, Johor. Corn stalks were collected at Pontian, Johor. Napier grass was collected at Parit Sulong, Johor. These raw materials were used as ...
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EVALUATION OF NUTRITIONAL QUALITY OF SILAGE FROM SWEET POTATO VINES, NAPIER GRASS AND THEIR MIXTURES AS FEED FOR LIVESTOCK
... and Napier is of better quality than silage from Napier alone but comparable to that from SPV ...and Napier as well as silage from sole Napier grass as feed for ...
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In situ upgrading of Napier grass pyrolysis vapour over microporous and hierarchical mesoporous zeolites
... Chemical reagents, zeolite catalyst used in this study were analytical grades purchased from Fisher Scientific Sdn. Bhd. Selangor, Malaysia, Sigma-Aldrich Sdn. Bhd. Selangor, Malaysia or Evergreen Engineering and ...
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Agronomic performance and nutritive values of napier grass (pennisetum purpureum (l ) schumach) accessions in the central highland of Ethiopia
... of Napier grass may be affected by the harvesting day after ...of Napier grass increased as frequency between cuttings increased and this indicates that a long harvest interval is necessary to ...
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Catalytic Intermediate Pyrolysis of Napier Grass in a Fixed Bed Reactor with ZSM 5, HZSM 5 and Zinc Exchanged Zeolite A as the Catalyst
... The impact of different zeolite-based catalysts on the production of aromatic hydrocarbons from pyrolysis of biomass materials such rice husk, Miscanthus, rice stalks, wood, corncobs, algae, etc., have been reported the ...
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Upgrading of Napier grass pyrolytic oil using microporous and hierarchical mesoporous zeolites: products distribution, composition and reaction pathways
... Page 2 of 28 after catalytic upgrading revealed high transformation of oxygenates into valuable products. Bulk zeolite produced cyclic olefins and polyaromatic hydrocarbons while mesoporous zeolites were selective toward ...
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Genetic variability and association studies in Napier grass (Pennisetum purpureum schumach.) for green fodder yield and quality traits
... width (4.2 – 7.1cm), number of leaves per plant (75.0 – 192.8), number of tillers per plant (14.5 – 56.7), leaf stem ratio (0.35 – 0.80), dry matter yield (10.2 – 22.0) and green fodder yield (42.0 – 110.0) had wide ...
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Growth and yield of tomato, Napier grass and sugarcane crops as influenced by wastewater irrigation in Mysore, Karnataka, India
... the Napier grass for ...of Napier grass was determined basal by recording circumference at 10 cm above ground level to the top leaf by using measuring tape in ...calculated. Napier ...
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Impact of Phytoplasma Infection on Phytohormone Levels, Vascular Tissue Morphology and Phloem Mass Flow in Napier Grass
... pH 5.7) was used to investigate phloem mass flow in Napier grass leaves. Potted plants were laid down horizontally and leaf tip of each leaf studied removed using a fresh razor blade. The leaf tip with the ...
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Effects of pretreatments of Napier Grass with deionized water, sulfuric acid and sodium hydroxide on pyrolysis oil characteristics
... The depletion of fossil fuel reserves has led to increasing interest in liquid bio-fuel from renewable biomass. Biomass is a complex organic material consisting of different degrees of cellulose, hemicellulose, lignin, ...
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In situ upgrading of Napier grass pyrolysis vapour over microporous and hierarchical mesoporous zeolites
... In-situ upgrading of Napier grass pyrolysis vapour over microporous and hierarchical mesoporous zeolites MOHAMMED1, Isah Yakub, ABAKR, Yousif Abdalla and KABIR KAZI, Feroz Available fro[r] ...
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Farmers' knowledge and perceptions of the stunting disease of Napier grass in Western Kenya
... grew Napier grass on their own farms, which averaged 18 acres, but with significant differences between districts (Table ...grew Napier grass on rented farms (7 3%) and on roadsides (67%) on ...
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Introduction of Centro Legume ( Centrosema Pubescens and dwarf napier grass ( Pennisetum purpureum cv.mott in improving production and quality of Grassland
... Analysis of variance in Table 2 showed that intercropping of dwarf napier grass and centro legume had significantly affected (P<0.05) on leave area of dwarf napier grass. The results of ...
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Fuelization of Italian Ryegrass and Napier Grass through a Biological Treatment and Photocatalytic Reforming
... and Napier grass which were pretreated by LMAA method were subjected to simultaneous saccharification and fermentation (SSF) using a mixture of cellu- lase and xylanase as well as Saccharomyces cerevisiae ...
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Effects of pretreatments of Napier Grass with deionized water, sulfuric acid and sodium hydroxide on pyrolysis oil characteristics
... Effects of pretreatments of Napier Grass with deionized water, sulfuric acid and sodium hydroxide on pyrolysis oil characteristics MOHAMMED, Isah Yakub, ABAKR, Yousif, KABIR, Feroz and [r] ...
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