Poplar
2009, Issue 183-184, p. 75-86
Original scientific paper
UDC: 620.9:582.623.2
2009, Issue 183-184, p. 75-86
Original scientific paper
UDC: 620.9:582.623.2
The Possibilities of Utilization of Biomass from Seven-Year Poplar Plantation for Energy Production
Bojana Klašnja 1*, Saša Orlović 1, Károly Rédei 2, Zoran Galić 1, Mirjana Stevanov 1
1 University of Novi Sad, Institute of Lowland Forestry and Environment, Novi Sad, Serbia
2 Hungarian Forest Research Institute, Sárvár, Hungary
Corresponding author:
Bojana Klašnja, E-mail: bklasnja@uns.ac.rs
Abstract
The paper presents the results which are related to the biomass yield of five poplar clones in the testing phase: P. deltoides cl. B-229, P. deltoides cl. B-81, P. deltoides cl. 182/81, P. deltoides cl. PE 19/66, and Euramerican poplar P. x euramericana cl. Pannonia, in plantations of seven years, with planting space of 6x6 m (278 plants / ha) on two soil types. The energy that could be obtained by biomass combustion, on base of calorific values for the examined tree clones has been estimated. It was found that the maximum weight of biomass (annual), and thus also the energy in SRF plantations, are obtained by the clone PE19/66.
Keywords: poplars, planting density, biomass yield, energy