Energetic and Economic Analysis of Spineless Cactus Biomass Production in the Brazilian Semi-arid Region

The Brazilian semi-arid region is marked by a variable spatial-temporal rainfall distribution, concentrated over a 3 to 4 month season. Limited water availability is the main obstacle to the production of forage plants of C3 metabolism (such as corn and soybeans) and C4 metabolism (such as sugarcane...

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Main Authors: Jéssica Bárbara da Silva, Edvaldo Pereira Santos Júnior, João Gabriel Távora Pedrosa, Aldo Torres Sales, Everardo Valadares de Sa Barretto Sampaio, Rômulo Simões Cezar Menezes, Emmanuel Damilano Dutra, Paulo Rotella Junior
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-07-01
Series:Energies
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/15/14/5270