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SWEET SORGHUM, A SUSTAINABLE CROP FOR ENERGY PRODUCTION IN EUROPE : AGRICULTURAL, INDUSTRIAL IMPROVEMENT, OPTIMIZATION AND IMPLEMENTATION

Objective

The project aims to:

1. Optimize the advantages of this crop in different pedoclimatic situations from north to south Europe;

2. Use previous data and obtain reliable references in order to propose a model for agro-industry systems (technical, economic and environmental) in different European scenarios;

3. Solve and reduce the limitations of this crop identified in the previous programme.

The activities will focus on:

1. The identified limitations of the crop

- adaptation to low temperature which limits productivity and geographical extension with eco-physiological studies and genetic improvement;

- harvesting with two main actions: improvement of the resistance to lodging by plant breeding and achievement of harvester prototype adapted to southern Europe agricultural system;

- juice extraction and fermentation of the bagasse

2. The identified limitations of the crop

- optimization of inputs, mainly water and nitrogen in order to take into account environmental considerations;

- improvement of potential and actual productivity model by common experiments focused on actual data, modelling activities and database exploitation;

- better definition of the quality of the raw material for industrial valorization

3. The use of the existing model and existing data for agricultural simulation, agro-industrial optimization, economic and environmental studies for different European scenarios, with specific actions on methodology (opportunity cost).

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Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)
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78850 Thiverval-Grignon
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