Economic Feasibility of Biofuel Crops in Florida: Energycane on Mineral Soils
Vol. 2011 No. 8, Historical Fact Sheets
Vol. 2011 No. 8

Economic Feasibility of Biofuel Crops in Florida: Energycane on Mineral Soils: SC089/SC089, 8/2011

Historical Fact Sheets
https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-sc089-2011
Published 2011-08-31
José Alvarez
University of Florida
Zane R. Helsel
Rutgers University
Energycane.
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Alvarez, José, and Zane R. Helsel. 2011. “Economic Feasibility of Biofuel Crops in Florida: Energycane on Mineral Soils: SC089 SC089, 8 2011”. EDIS 2011 (8). Gainesville, FL. https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-sc089-2011.
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Abstract

Energycane is a cross of commercial sugarcane with wild sugarcane. It is higher in fiber and lower in sucrose than commercial sugarcane. This 7-page fact sheet provides estimates of costs and returns to sugarcane farmers and determines whether energycane can provide sufficient economic returns to warrant further research into its use as an energy crop. Written by José Álvarez and Zane R. Helsel and published by the UF Department of Food and Resource Economics, August 2011. USDA/ARS photo by David Nance.

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