The potential for biorefining of triticale to protein and sugar depends on nitrogen supply and harvest time

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The potential for biorefining of triticale to protein and sugar depends on nitrogen supply and harvest time. / Jørgensen, Henning; Thomsen, Sune Tjalfe; Schjoerring, Jan K.

In: Industrial Crops and Products, 2020.

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Jørgensen, H, Thomsen, ST & Schjoerring, JK 2020, 'The potential for biorefining of triticale to protein and sugar depends on nitrogen supply and harvest time', Industrial Crops and Products. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2020.112333

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Jørgensen, H., Thomsen, S. T., & Schjoerring, J. K. (2020). The potential for biorefining of triticale to protein and sugar depends on nitrogen supply and harvest time. Industrial Crops and Products, [112333]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2020.112333

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Jørgensen H, Thomsen ST, Schjoerring JK. The potential for biorefining of triticale to protein and sugar depends on nitrogen supply and harvest time. Industrial Crops and Products. 2020. 112333. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2020.112333

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Jørgensen, Henning ; Thomsen, Sune Tjalfe ; Schjoerring, Jan K. / The potential for biorefining of triticale to protein and sugar depends on nitrogen supply and harvest time. In: Industrial Crops and Products. 2020.

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abstract = "Biorefining of green biomasses to produce proteins for feed and food along with fibers/sugars for production offuels and chemicals constitutes one viable pathway in the transition to a bio-economy. In this respect, maximizingannual biomass output is a key parameter and one potential new concept could be green harvest ofcereal crops followed by early establishment of a cover crop. The objective of this study was to evaluate differentscenarios for harvesting and biorefining triticale either at maturity or earlier in green growth stages. Highyieldingtriticale was grown under different regimes of N-application and was harvested at three stages ofmaturity from green to full maturity. Green biomass was fractionated into a fiber rich pulp and a protein richjuice, from which a protein concentrate was produced. The digestibility and sugar potential of the fiber pulp wasevaluated against mature straw by enzymatic hydrolysis after hydrothermal pretreatment. Triticale biomass andprotein yield did not increase during the last 5–6 weeks before harvest at maturity in August. On average 21 tha−1 of dry weight biomass was harvested in early July. Fractionation of protein from the green triticale resultedin the production of 730 kg ha−1 of crude protein in a protein concentrate with an amino acid profile superior tograin protein. The structural carbohydrates in the green biomass and the fiber pulp were less recalcitrantcompared to mature straw. The total sugar potential from biorefining of green triticale was under the givenconditions up to 5.3 t ha−1.",
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