ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Evaluating the Effects of Climatic Parameters
on Growth and Biomass Production of Miscanthus
in Climate Conditions of Southern Slovakia
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Department of Regional Bioenergy, Faculty of European Studies and Regional Development,
Slovak University of Agriculture, Nitra, Slovak Republic
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Department of Sustainable Development, Faculty of European Studies and Regional Development,
Slovak University of Agriculture, Nitra, Slovak Republic
Submission date: 2018-06-15
Final revision date: 2018-08-23
Acceptance date: 2018-11-25
Online publication date: 2019-09-09
Publication date: 2019-12-09
Corresponding author
Marián Kotrla
Slovak University of Agriculture, Tr. A. Hlinku 2, 94976 Nitra, Slovak Republic
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2020;29(1):669-675
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International trends in the development of the bioenergy sector are currently geared toward
increasing the volume and quality of green energy, as well as its economic, energy and environmental
profitability. For the cultivation of fast-growing energy plants, it is important to identify species and their
hybrids that are able to effectively exploit the conditions that different climatic regions offer them in
order to create as much biomass yield as possible. The physiological processes of plants such as energy
exchange, photosynthetic CO2 assimilation, and water loss by transpiration are firmly linked to the air
environment. Daily air temperatures and daily precipitation values from the Physicus meteorological
station were used to evaluate climatic indicators. Then the values sum of active temperatures and
hydrothermal coefficients were calculated. Growth dynamics and aboveground biomass production of
Miscanthus were evaluated based on the percentage increment between measurements during the main
vegetation period in the years under review. Multiple regression of dependence on growth parameters
from SAT and HTC confirmed that microclimates of the site may affect plantations in particular by
humidity conditions during the main vegetation period. Temperature conditions during the vegetation
period do not affect growth dynamics.