Abstract
This report summarizes the results of Phase I of the DOE Biomass Energy Systems Branch Herbaceous Species Screening Program. The overall objective of the program is to designate the herbaceous plant species that might be promising candidates for biomass production in different regions of the United States (Phase I) and to then conduct field screenings on those species in order to identify the most promising species for future research and development (Phase II). The United States was divided into ten regions, based on the SCS Land Resource Areas, and the six that appear to offer the most potential for commercial biomass production were identified. A literature review and field interviews generated a list of 280 promising species, on which botanical as well as supplemental economic screenings were conducted for nine of the ten regions. The result of the screening is a list, for each region, of up to 20 species that appear to have potential for high biomass productivity and should be considered for inclusion in Phase II field screening. A total of 70 different species were included in the nine regional lists.
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Six of ten United States regions appeared to have the most commercial biomass production potential.
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e0“The United States was divided into ten regions, based on the SCS Land Resource Areas, and the six that appear to offer the most potential for commercial biomass production were identified”
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Literature and field interviews yielded 280 promising species for screening.
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e0“A literature review and field interviews generated a list of 280 promising species”
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Regional screening produced lists of up to 20 species per region with high biomass productivity potential for Phase II consideration.
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e0“The result of the screening is a list, for each region, of up to 20 species that appear to have potential for high biomass productivity and should be considered for inclusion in Phase II field screening”
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Nine regional lists contained 70 distinct species.
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e0“A total of 70 different species were included in the nine regional lists”