[Terrapreta] new studies on GHG footprint of biofuels darkens the picture

[Gerald Van Koeverden]

Napier grass is a fodder crop - a completely different animal from  
Miscanthus.  A friend of mine saw plots planted 28 years ago in Germany.

Gerrit

On 8-Feb-08, at 8:17 AM, MMBTUPR at aol.com wrote:

>           from          Lewis L Smith
>
> Dr. Alex G. Alexander's experiments with Napier grass [ also called  
> "elephant grass", as is miscanthus ]  suggested that replanting  
> after three years was optimum, when it is managed as an "energy  
> grass" and not for cattle fodder.
>
> So I am surprised to see someone advocating replanting after a  
> period as long as 30 years. Has any one actually tried this cycle  
> in comparison with alternatives ?  If they did, they would have had  
> to plant no later than 1978, which is precisely the date on which  
> Dr. Alexander began his work in this area, and I don't recall any  
> "competition" at the time.
>
> Can any help us on this ?
>
> Cordially.  ###
>
>
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