<> "The repository administrator has not yet configured an RDF license."^^ . <> . . . "Sweet sorghum bagasse – A source of organic manure"^^ . "Bagasse or silage is an important by-product in the sweet sorghum-based\r\nethanol industry. Above ground biomass distribution in sweet sorghum forms\r\n90% of the total biomass produced and that includes stem, leaves and panicle\r\nwith grain. It is estimated that bagasse makes 30% of the total biomass of\r\nsweet sorghum, which is composed of cellulose (15-25%), hemi cellulose (35-\r\n50%) and lignin (20-30%) with Net Calorific value: 4,125 Kcal kg-1 (ash free);\r\ndepending on the genotypes (Grassi 2001). Approximate composition of sweet\r\nsorghum bagasse is given in Table 1. It is estimated that 6-7 kg of bagasse\r\nwill be produced for every liter of ethanol produced from sweet sorghum.\r\nEven though bagasse has multiple uses such as being a source for energy\r\ncogeneration, animal feed and organic manure, it is important to work out the\r\ntrade-offs between its uses as a source of bio-fuel and carbon balance in the\r\nwhole production-to-consumption chain. In this context, recycling of bagasse\r\ninto organic manure and using it in the crop husbandry is an environmentally\r\nsafe measure of sequestering carbon in the soil. Sweet sorghum is promoted\r\nin the semi-arid regions where organic carbon content in the soil is generally\r\nlow and the application of bagasse as organic manure assumes great\r\nimportance for sustaining the soil fertility. The direct application of bagasse\r\nto the soil causes temporary lock up (immobilization) of soil nitrogen (N) due\r\nto wider C: N (~35:1) ratio and hence, it is important to bring down the C:\r\nN ratio by vermicomposting to use it as organic manure. Composting is the\r\nvalue addition method for enriching organic residues with low N content and\r\nthis can be done either through microbial flora or along with earthworms.\r\nGenerally, composting of organic residues with earthworms is referred to as\r\nvermicomposting, which is a rapid and simple method. The composition of\r\nvermicompost is superior in terms of macro and micro nutrients; besides,\r\nit is rich in plant growth promoting substances. The composting of sweet\r\nsorghum bagasse with earthworms is focused in the project and protocol was\r\nstandardized for the same through laboratory and on farm trials."^^ . "2013" . . . "International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics"^^ . . "International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "G L"^^ . "Sawargaonkar"^^ . "G L Sawargaonkar"^^ . . "P P"^^ . "Rao"^^ . "P P Rao"^^ . . "J V"^^ . "Patil"^^ . "J V Patil"^^ . . "A"^^ . "Ashok Kumar"^^ . "A Ashok Kumar"^^ . . "M"^^ . "Pavani"^^ . "M Pavani"^^ . . "Ch"^^ . "Ravinder Reddy"^^ . "Ch Ravinder Reddy"^^ . . "S P"^^ . "Wani"^^ . "S P Wani"^^ . . "B V S"^^ . "Reddy"^^ . "B V S Reddy"^^ . . . . . . "Sweet sorghum bagasse – A source of organic manure (PDF)"^^ . . . . . "ch11_171-178.pdf"^^ . . . "Sweet sorghum bagasse – A source of organic manure (Other)"^^ . . . . . . "indexcodes.txt"^^ . . . "Sweet sorghum bagasse – A source of organic manure (Other)"^^ . . . . . . "lightbox.jpg"^^ . . . "Sweet sorghum bagasse – A source of organic manure (Other)"^^ . . . . . . "preview.jpg"^^ . . . "Sweet sorghum bagasse – A source of organic manure (Other)"^^ . . . . . . "medium.jpg"^^ . . . "Sweet sorghum bagasse – A source of organic manure (Other)"^^ . . . . . . "small.jpg"^^ . . "HTML Summary of #7369 \n\nSweet sorghum bagasse – A source of organic manure\n\n" . "text/html" . . . "Sorghum"@en . .