In the spring of 2020, Jim planted 36ha of Terravesta's new Athena variety, and the crop is looking healthy. “Aesthetically it looks remarkable when it's senescing and it’s very satisfying to watch it ...

AMES, Iowa – Miscanthus, a perennial grass with vast potential to produce biomass, would deliver even better yields than once thought in Iowa, according to research by agronomists at Iowa State ...

Miscanthus × giganteus Greef & Deu (giant miscanthus) is a perennial C4 grass grown worldwide for bioenergy production; however, there is concern about whether it can produce high yields on marginal ...

“Terravesta Athena generally takes its first harvest in year two and reaches maturity faster than miscanthus giganteus, and some of our growers are reporting a first harvest of eight tonnes per ...

The first long-term U.S. field trials of Miscanthus x giganteus, a towering perennial grass used in bioenergy production, reveal that its exceptional yields, though reduced somewhat after five ...

This study, " Miscanthus x giganteus Productivity: The Effects of Management in Different Environments" was published in GCB BIOENERGY Volume 3, Issue 6, December 2011.

Miscanthus, a potential bioufuel crop, uses more water than corn or soybeans but is better for water quality, reported scientists from the University of Illinois. This picture of Miscanthus ...

Miscanthus grasses are used in gardens, burned for heat and energy, and converted into liquid fuels. They also belong to a prominent grass family that includes corn, sorghum and sugarcane. Two new ...

Giant Grass Miscanthus Can Meet US Biofuels Goal Using Less Land Than Corn Or Switchgrass Date: August 4, 2008 Source: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Summary: In the largest field ...

Miscanthus grasses are used in gardens, burned for heat and energy, and converted into liquid fuels. They also belong to a prominent grass family that includes corn, sorghum and sugarcane. Two new, ...

Miscanthus × giganteus is the official name and it grows from rhizomes. Once planted, it resumes growing each spring and may for up to 20 years.

Still, the research team kept trying. In a simulation study, Olatoye created 50 Miscanthus × giganteus families, each derived from parents randomly selected from both species.