Open AccessThe effect of NPK fertilization and the plant density on maize yield and bioethanol production
Author(s) -
Beáta Boros,
Mihály Sárvári
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
acta agraria debreceniensis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2416-1640
DOI - 10.34101/actaagrar/41/2673
Subject(s) - chernozem , biofuel , agronomy , human fertilization , starch , yield (engineering) , hybrid , mathematics , environmental science , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , food science , materials science , soil water , soil science , metallurgy
For industrial (bioethanol) production of maize, a new production technology is needed. I tested and selected hybrids appropriate for this purpose and set up fertilization and plant density experiments. The experiment were set up on chernozem soil in 2008.In bioethanol production, the selection of a high-yielding hybrid with high starch content, a slight reduction of N, increase of potassium, the application of the highest plant densities of the optimum interval, harvest at full maturity (when starch content is the highest compared to protein content) are of great importance.