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Crops grown solely to burn for energy
Energy crops are low-cost and low-maintenance crops grown solely for renewable bioenergy production (not for food). The crops are processed into solid
Energy_crop
Plant product which can be grown and harvested
Crops A crop is a plant or plant product harvested for human use. Crops are cultivated at scale to produce food, fiber, fuel, and other products. Crops
Crop
Species of flowering plant
is considered a potential energy crop plant, especially because it has low demands on the climate, the soil and previous crop and produces high amounts
Silphium_perfoliatum
Crop grown for manufacturing goods
Cash crops Cellulosic biofuel Energy crop Food vs fuel Helix of sustainability Intensive crop farming National Non-Food Crops Centre Renewable Energy "Industrial
Nonfood_crop
Agricultural crop grown to sell for profit
A cash crop, also called profit crop, is an agricultural crop which is grown to sell for profit. It is typically purchased by parties separate from a farm
Cash_crop
Species of plant
conventional food crops. Algae fuel Backyard Wildlife Habitat Big Bluestem Brachypodium distachyon Butanol fuel Cellulosic ethanol Energy crop Energy-efficient
Panicum_virgatum
Renewable energy made from biomass
of biomass commonly used for bioenergy include wood, food crops such as corn, energy crops and waste from forests, yards, or farms. Bioenergy can also
Bioenergy
Plant dry matter
bagasse, straw etc.) and forestry (saw mill and paper mill discards). Energy crops are crops with a high yield of lignocellulosic biomass produced as a raw material
Lignocellulosic_biomass
Species of plant
promising crops for energy production in the Mediterranean climate of Europe and Africa, where it has shown advantages as an indigenous crop (already adapted
Arundo_donax
Several species of grass used for sugar production
Sugarcane crop is able to efficiently fix solar energy, yielding some 55 tonnes of dry matter per hectare of land annually. After harvest, the crop produces
Sugarcane
Species of grain
subtropical regions for its grain. It is the world's fifth-most important cereal crop. The grain is used as food by humans, while the plant is used for animal
Sorghum
Plant species grown for its oil-rich seed
pests and diseases being carried over from one crop to another. Winter rape is less susceptible to crop failure as it is more vigorous than the summer
Rapeseed
Species of sunflower native to eastern North America
artichoke has low nutrient requirements and needs less nitrogen than other energy crops. The competitiveness against weeds is high, making weed control easier
Jerusalem_artichoke
Species of flowering plant in the family of Asteraceae
in Sadras, Victor O.; Calderini, Daniel F. (eds.), Crop Physiology Case Histories for Major Crops, Academic Press, pp. 482–517, doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-819194-1
Common_sunflower
Species of grass
significant interest among researchers, with some arguing that it has "ideal" energy crop properties. Some argue that it can provide negative emissions, while
Miscanthus_×_giganteus
Genus of grasses
" UK's National Centre for Biorenewable Energy, Fuels and Materials Miscanthus × giganteus - as an energy crop - Miscanthus Research at the University
Miscanthus
Species of grass cultivated as a food crop
Sisters polyculture. That is, those three vegetables were the main staple crops of the time. Maize relies on humans for its propagation. Since the Columbian
Maize
Dried meat or kernel of the coconut
plantations with integrated operations, copra remains primarily a smallholder crop. In former years copra was collected by traders going from island to island
Copra
Oxygen-free break down of material
be fed with purpose-grown energy crops, such as maize. Anaerobic digestion is widely used as a source of renewable energy. The process produces a biogas
Anaerobic_digestion
Biological material used as a renewable energy source
used for bioenergy production. Examples include wood, wood residues, energy crops, agricultural residues including straw, and organic waste from industry
Biomass_(energy)
The following table shows the vegetable oil yields of common energy crops associated with biodiesel production. Included is growing zone data, relevant
Table of biodiesel crop yields
Table_of_biodiesel_crop_yields
plant will be primary feed with cane trash with some grassy and woody energy crop plants. The feedstock utilisation will bei 170,000 tonnes per year with
San_Carlos_BioPower
Hybrid wheat/rye crop
received attention as a potential energy crop, and research is currently being conducted on the use of the crop's biomass in bioethanol production. Triticale
Triticale
Forestry for production of biomass or biofuel
The two forms of energy forestry are short rotation coppice and short rotation forestry: Short rotation coppice may include tree crops of poplar, willow
Energy_forestry
Energy crop for power stations
Short rotation forestry (SRF) is grown as an energy crop for use in power stations, alone or in combination with other fuels such as coal. It is similar
Short_rotation_forestry
Genus of plants
in using poplar as an energy crop for biomass, in energy forestry systems, particularly in light of its high energy-in to energy-out ratio, large carbon
Populus
Biofuels manufactured from non-food biomass
technology to extract useful energy from them. Second generation feedstocks include lignocellulosic biomass or woody crops, agricultural residues or waste
Second-generation_biofuels
Type of biofuel
fuel is an alcohol-based fuel commonly produced by fermenting sugars from crops such as corn, sugarcane, and other biomass, although it can also be synthesized
Ethanol_fuel
Former US energy crop seeds developer
(2010-05-20). "Novozymes and Ceres Partner on Biofuel Crops". Domestic Fuel. Retrieved 2013-04-26. "Energy crop company Ceres receives additional $3.5M from USAID
Ceres,_Inc.
Genus of flowering plants
properties of the fast-growing tree species and energy crop species to be used as a renewable and energy-efficient resource". Journal of Thermal Analysis
Paulownia
Legume grown for its edible bean
legume native to East Asia, widely grown for its edible bean. Soy is a staple crop, the world's most grown legume, and an important animal feed. Soy is a key
Soybean
Polymer of glucose and structural component of cell wall of plants and green algae
products such as cellophane and rayon. Conversion of cellulose from energy crops into biofuels such as cellulosic ethanol is under development as a renewable
Cellulose
Gases produced by decomposing organic matter
anaerobic digester that treats farm wastes, municipal organic waste and/or energy crops. Industrial biogas plants process organic material in an air-tight tank
Biogas
Simultaneous agriculture and solar energy production
solar energy and agriculture. There are a range of approaches. For example, solar panels can be installed between crops, elevated above crops, on greenhouses
Agrivoltaics
Species of grass
(100 mm per month). These yields are high compared to other types of energy crops. For large-scale plantations with pines, acacias, poplars and willows
Cenchrus_purpureus
Methane-enriched biogas
feedstocks are also used. These feedstocks can be energy crops, such as maize and barley, or cover crops that are grown outside of the growing season to
Renewable_natural_gas
Genus of grass cultivated for grain
any other food crop (219.5 million hectares or 542 million acres in 2024). World trade in wheat is greater than that of all other crops combined. In 2024
Wheat
Bangladeshi soil scientist and environmentalist
low carbon and sulphur emitting biofuels from the second generation energy crops cultivated in the unused wastelands of Bangladesh for use in home generators
Kamrun_Nahar
Coppice grown as an energy crop
Short rotation coppice (SRC) is coppice grown as an energy crop. This woody solid biomass can be used in applications such as district heating, electric
Short_rotation_coppice
Process of gathering mature crops from fields
especially the process of gathering mature crops, and "the harvest" also refers to the collected crops. Reaping is the cutting of grain or pulses for
Harvest
Pattern in a crop field
crop circle, crop formation, or corn circle is a pattern created by flattening a crop, usually a cereal. The term was coined in the early 1980s. Crop
Crop_circle
Species of cactus
or prickly pear, is a species of cactus that has long been a domesticated crop plant grown in agricultural economies throughout arid and semiarid parts
Opuntia_ficus-indica
The plant is primary feed with cane trash with some grassy and woody energy crop plants. The feedstock utilisation is 220,000 tonnes per year with a local
South_Negros_BioPower
Species of flowering plant in the knotweed family Polygonaceae
antimicrobial properties of that system. The species has been cultivated as an energy crop for biomass production, particularly in Germany in its commercial variety
Reynoutria_sachalinensis
Straw-fired power plant in Cambridgeshire, England
Ltd. Straw is the major fuel of the plant, but oilseed rape and the energy crop Miscanthus are also used, as well as some natural gas. The vibrating
Elean_power_station
Genus of flowering plants in the mallow family Malvaceae
natural fibre production. Where cotton is cultivated, it is a major oilseed crop and a main protein source for animal feed. Cotton is thus of great importance
Gossypium
Topics referred to by the same term
Hellenic Shipping Enterprises, a Greek shipping company Ceres, Inc., a US energy crop seeds developer Ceres Liner, a bus company in the Philippines Ceres (organization)
Ceres
Solid fuel made from compressed organic material
industrial waste and co-products, food waste, agricultural residues, energy crops, and untreated lumber. Wood pellets are the most common type of pellet
Pellet_fuel
British plant physiologist (1950–2025)
Sorghum (PETROSS), 2013–2018 and Transportation Energy Resource from Renewable Agriculture – Mobile Energy-Crop Phenotyping Platform (TERRA-MEPP), 2015–2019
Stephen_P._Long
Philippine power station
The plant is primarily fed with cane trash, with some grassy and woody energy crop plants. The feedstock utilisation is 220,000 tonnes per year with a local
North_Negros_BioPower
Crop planted to manage erosion and soil quality
Cover crops reduce soil loss by improving soil structure and increasing infiltration, protecting the soil surface, scattering raindrop energy, and reducing
Cover_crop
Species of tree
National Research Council (2008). "1. Balanites aegyptica Desert Date". Lost Crops of Africa Volume III Fruits. National Academies Press. ISBN 978-0-309-10597-2
Balanites_aegyptiaca
Sexual system in seed plants
Mulpuri; Carels, Nicolas (2012-12-14). Jatropha, Challenges for a New Energy Crop: Volume 2: Genetic Improvement and Biotechnology. Springer Science &
Monoecy
World food prices increased dramatically in 2007 and the 1st and 2nd quarter of 2008
fungus. Unlike other rusts, which only partially affect crop yields, UG99 can bring 100% crop loss. Up to 80% yield losses were recently recorded in Kenya
2007–2008 world food price crisis
2007–2008_world_food_price_crisis
Plants in the family Fabaceae
Some of the fixed nitrogen becomes available to later crops, so legumes play a key role in crop rotation. The term pulse, as used by the United Nations'
Legume
Species of flowering plant in the amaranth family
plant is gaining scientific attention for its potential to serve as an oil crop that can be grown in desert environments and maintained with water containing
Salicornia_bigelovii
Cultivation of plants and animals to produce foods, fibers, fuels, and raw materials
cultivating the soil, planting, raising, and harvesting both food and non-food crops, as well as livestock production. Broader definitions also include forestry
Agriculture
Species of tree
isles. London: J. Murray. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.45879. "Handbook of Energy Crops Index". hort.purdue.edu. Retrieved 2025-03-12. Garden Plants Valuable
Triadica_sebifera
Species of fungus
observed as the cause of a leaf disease in Miscanthus × giganteus, a common energy crop. La Touche, C.J. (1968). "Apinisia graminicola gen. et sp.nov.". Transactions
Apinisia_graminicola
Topics referred to by the same term
compression, compression methods for similar images Short rotation coppice, an energy crop Src (gene), a family of proto-oncogenic tyrosine kinases SRC, the human
SRC
Energy Crops Lost Crops of Africa: Volume 1: Grains Lost Crops of the Incas[permanent dead link] Bibliography on underutilized roots and tubers crops
Lists_of_useful_plants
Species of plant
Used for erosion control. Copaifera langsdorffii Energy crop Jatropha biodiesel in India Non food crop Tanganyika groundnut scheme Botanic Gardens Conservation
Jatropha_curcas
Species of tree
with three stamens. The plant is a potential biomass source for biofuel energy generation. In the Russian honey industry, the plant is used as a nectar
Salix_triandra
Fibrous material from trees or other plants
woody materials have been of intense interest as a source of renewable energy. In 2023, almost 4 billion cubic meters of wood were harvested. Dominant
Wood
Fuel for internal combustion engines
those for ethanol: energy crops such as sugar beets, sugar cane, corn grain, wheat and cassava, prospective non-food energy crops such as switchgrass
Butanol_fuel
Economic activity
climates. Monoculture Working animal Cash crop Animal husbandry Fiber crop List of domesticated animals Energy crop Animal product Medicinal plant Animal–industrial
Mixed_farming
Gasoline produced from biomass
fuels, biogasolines are renewable biofuels made from algal materials, energy crops such as beets and sugarcane, and other cellulosic residues traditionally
Biogasoline
Natural resource that is replenished relatively quickly
sustainability. The way and locations crops are sold requires energy for transportation, as well as the energy cost for materials, labour, and transport
Renewable_resource
Energy collected from renewable resources
The Equation. Retrieved 5 May 2024. "Energy crops". crops are grown specifically for use as fuel. BIOMASS Energy Centre. Archived from the original on
Renewable_energy
Bioenergy consultancy in York, England
membership for businesses and individuals. Energy portal Politics portal Agropedia portal Yorkshire portal Non-Food Crops Advanced Biofuels Biofuels Bioliquids
NNFCC
Fuel derived from biological sources
feedstocks which do not directly compete with food or feed crop such as waste products and energy crops. A wide range of renewable residue feedstocks such as
Biofuel
Flowering plant in the family Anacardiaceae
occidentale L." Handbook of Energy Crops. (unpublished); In: NewCROP, New Crop Resource Online Program, Center for New Crops and Plant Products, Purdue
Cashew
Leaves and stalks of field crops
Stover are the leaves and stalks of field crops, such as corn (maize), sorghum or soybean that are commonly left in a field after harvesting the grain
Stover
Genus of plants
mulberry, Russian mulberry, Silkworm mulberry, Moral blanco". Handbook of Energy Crops. Purdue University. Archived from the original on 28 October 2012. Retrieved
Morus_(plant)
Species of aquatic plant
Mexico. The plant is one of the Salicornia species being tested as biofuel crop as its seeds are composed of 32% oil, and being a halophyte, it can be irrigated
Salicornia_virginica
Species of flowering plant
ethanol yields from lignocellulose of energy crops like Miscanthus and giant reed. But in contrast to these energy crops, L. minor biomass does not require
Lemna_minor
Species of flowering plant
Suvi; Pappinen, Ari; Kolström, Marja; Mola-Yudego, Blas (2021). "New energy crop alternatives for Northern Europe: Yield, chemical and physical properties
Sida_hermaphrodita
Botanical category of fruit
occidentale L." Handbook of Energy Crops. (unpublished); In: NewCROP, New Crop Resource Online Program, Center for New Crops and Plant Products, Purdue
Accessory_fruit
Genus of flowering plants
test-cultivated for the insulation value of floss Milkweed in Handbook of Energy Crops Common milkweed production research at Western Illinois University UVSC
Asclepias
Species of flowering plant
A. (7 January 1998). "Hibiscus sabdariffa L." Handbook of Energy Crops. Center for New Crops & Plant Products, Purdue University. Shruthi, V. H.; Ramachandra
Roselle_(plant)
Available Abandoned Cropland in the United States: Possibilities for Energy Crop Production Annals of the American Association of Geographers 107(5)1162-1178
Marginal_land
Seed of the sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
shells utilization for energetic purposes in an integrated approach of energy crops: laboratory study pyrolysis and kinetics" (PDF). Bioresource Technology
Sunflower_seed
Germany-based nonprofit organization
the future, this crop diversity will play a central role in helping agriculture adjust to climate change and adapt to water and energy constraints. In
Crop_Trust
Species of flowering plant
20–29. JSTOR 43740942. Duke, James A. (1983). Handbook of Energy Crops. Center for New Crops & Plants Products, Purdue University. "Gmelina arborea (candahar)"
Gmelina_arborea
Farming approach
agriculture by optimizing land use—allowing crops to be grown alongside solar panels, which generate clean energy. This dual-use approach conserves land resources
Sustainable_agriculture
Species of legume
the original on 22 January 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2013. Handbook of Energy Crops at Purdue University: Leucaena leucocephala Economics of Subabul Plantation
Leucaena_leucocephala
Ingestion of food
Aphagia Chewing Competitive eating Crop Dietary supplement Dieting Dining in, formal military ceremony Drinking Energy crop Fine dining Foodways Forced feeding
Eating
- Energy conversion efficiency - Energy crop - Energy current - Energy density - Energy development - Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy - Energy distance
Index_of_energy_articles
Plants used in agriculture
Genetically modified crops (GM crops) are plants used in agriculture, the DNA of which has been modified using genetic engineering methods. Plant genomes
Genetically_modified_crops
Small pieces of wood made when shredding larger pieces of wood with a woodchipper
chips (from sawmill residues), and short rotation forestry chips (from energy crops). The raw materials of woodchips can be pulpwood, waste wood, and residual
Woodchips
Lightweight black residue, made of carbon and ashes, after pyrolysis of biomass
applications. Common crops used for making biochar include various tree species, as well as various energy crops. Some of these energy crops (i.e. Napier grass)
Biochar
Biological material from living or recently living organisms
form of renewable energy useful as fuel and as a source of some chemical products. Relative to coal and petroleum however, the energy content of biomass
Biomass
Solid material that can be burnt to release energy
agricultural residues, energy crops, and untreated lumber. Wood pellets are the most common type of pellet fuel. In the context of energy production, biomass
Solid_fuel
Species of legume
ornamental plant in gardens. The plant has also been considered a prospective energy crop. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Galega orientalis. "Galega orientalis
Galega_orientalis
Grass that has edible grain
crops are replaced with cash crops. Grain-based foods are fundamental dietary staples in many regions worldwide, serving as primary sources of energy
Cereal
Organic compound
straw, and sawdust, into renewable energy resources. Other agricultural residues such as sugarcane bagasse and energy crops such as switchgrass may also be
Ethanol
Radiant light and heat from the Sun, harnessed with technology
can improve crop yields. While sunlight is generally considered a plentiful resource, the exceptions highlight the importance of solar energy to agriculture
Solar_energy
causes environmental degradation through deforestation. Forestry and energy crops have increased in recent years as global demand for bioenergy, through
Agriculture_in_Indonesia
arid regions like Kerman province as suitable for drought-resistant energy crops such as Jatropha and Sweet Sorghum. In 2021 there were 450 MW of solar
Energy_in_Iran
American biofuel company
Fuels Data Center. "Biodiesel Blends". U.S. Department of Energy. Retrieved 2026-05-29. U.S. Energy Information Administration. "What is the difference between
Willie_Nelson_Biodiesel
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