| Crop | Site | Contact | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miscanthus | University of Illinois Energy Farm, Urbana, IL | Evan DeLucia, delucia@illinois.edu; Carl Bernacchi, bernacch@illinois.edu | Four 0.65ha plots and one 3.8ha plot of Miscanthus x giganteus are being studied to understand its agronomic and biogeochemical performance. The small plots were established in 2008 and the large plot was established 2009 with replanting in 2011. |
| Sorghum | University of Illinois Energy Farm, Urbana, IL | Evan DeLucia, delucia@illinois.edu; Carl Bernacchi, bernacch@illinois.edu | Four 0.65ha plots and one 3.8ha plot of energy sorghum are being studied to understand its agronomic and biogeochemical performance. The crops are on a three-year rotation of sorghum-sorghum-soy with the first sorghum year of the rotation being 2017. |
| Miscanthus | University of Illinois Energy Farm, Urbana, IL | Erik Sacks, esacks@illinois.edu | Miscanthus sacchariflorus established in 2015; Miscanthus sacchariflorus 4x established in 2019; Miscanthus sinensis N, C, and S Japan plots established in 2019; Miscanthus sinensis C Japan C2 established in 2023; Miscanthus saccharaflorus 2x ‘Robustus’ x Miscanthus sinensis F1 established in 2011; Miscanthus saccharaflorus 2x ‘Robustus’ x Miscanthus sinensis F2 established in 2015; Miscanthus x giganteus established in 2013; Miscanthus x giganteus CHA established in 2014; Miscanthus x giganteus established in 2018; Miscanthus x giganteus 4-row established in 2019; Miscanthus x giganteus Hardiness Trial established in 2020; Miscanthus x giganteus established in 2022 |
| Miscanthus | SABR Farm, Boone County, IA | Andy VanLoocke, andyvanl@iastate.edu; Marshall McDaniel, marsh@iastate.edu | A Miscanthus x giganteus (Freedom) plot was established in 2019 to study its agronomic and biogeochemical performance. |
| Sorghum | SABR Farm, Boone County, IA | Andy VanLoocke, andyvanl@iastate.edu; Marshall McDaniel, marsh@iastate.edu | Three large plots at SABR rotate in a sorghum-corn-soybean rotation. Each year one field is planted in one of the crops. The sorghum hybrid used is TAM5001. |
| Miscanthus | Allee Research Farm (Northwest) | Marshall McDaniel, marsh@iastate.edu; Emily Heaton, heaton6@illinois.edu | Iowa State’s Long-term Assessment of Miscanthus Productivity and Sustainability is a multi-site replicated chronosequence field trial studying the effects of stand age and nitrogen fertilizer on Miscanthus x gigateus (Freedom). Randomized, replicate blocks were planted in 2015, 2016 and 2017 with five fertilizer rates from 0-400 lbs/ac. |
| Miscanthus | Sorenson Farm (Central) | Marshall McDaniel, marsh@iastate.edu; Emily Heaton, heaton6@illinois.edu | Iowa State’s Long-term Assessment of Miscanthus Productivity and Sustainability is a multi-site replicated chronosequence field trial studying the effects of stand age and nitrogen fertilizer on Miscanthus x giganteus (Freedom). Randomized, replicate blocks were planted in 2015, 2016 and 2017 with five fertilizer rates from 0-400 lbs/ac. |
| Miscanthus | Southeast Research Farm (Southeast) | Marshall McDaniel, marsh@iastate.edu; Emily Heaton, heaton6@illinois.edu | Iowa State’s Long-term Assessment of Miscanthus Productivity and Sustainability is a multi-site replicated chronosequence field trial studying the effects of stand age and nitrogen fertilizer on Miscanthus x gigateus (Freedom). Randomized, replicate blocks were planted in 2015, 2016 and 2017 with five fertilizer rates from 0-400 lbs/ac. |
| Sorghum | Eastern Nebraska Research, Education, and Extension Center, Ithaca, NE | Edgar Cahoon, ecahoon2@unl.edu | Oil sorghum varieties are tested annually to evaluate their agronomic performance |
| Miscanthus | Alabama A&M University, Winifred Thomas Agricultural Research Station | Ernst Cebert, ernst.cebert@aamu.edu | Miscanthus sinensis C Japan C2 established in 2024; lutario x Miscanthus sinensis F1 established in 2018; lutario x Miscantus sinensis F2 established in 2019; Miscanthus x giganteus 4-row established in 2019; Miscanthus x giganteus trial established in 2022 |
| Miscane | Alabama A&M University, Winifred Thomas Agricultural Research Station | Ernst Cebert, ernst.cebert@aamu.edu | Field evaluation of miscane established in 2023 |
| Sugarcane | Alabama A&M University, Winifred Thomas Agricultural Research Station | Ernst Cebert, ernst.cebert@aamu.edu | Cold-tolerant energycane testing established in 2022; Energycane seedling trial (34 crosses) established 2024 |
| Miscanthus | Mississippi State Research Centers, Starkville, MS | Brian Baldwin, bsb2@msstate.edu | Miscanthus sinensis C Japan C2 established in 2024; lutario x Miscanthus sinensis F1 established in 2018; lutario x Miscantus sinensis F2 established in 2019; Miscanthus x giganteus trial established in 2018; Miscanthus x giganteus 4-row established in 2019; Miscanthus x giganteus trial established in 2022 |
| Miscane | Mississippi State Research Centers, Starkville, MS | Brian Baldwin, bsb2@msstate.edu | Field evaluation of miscane established in 2023 |
| Sugarcane | Mississippi State Research Centers, Starkville, MS | Brian Baldwin, bsb2@msstate.edu | Testing 28 energycane genotypes for Saccharum persistence established in 2018; Testing 10 sugary genotypes for Saccharum persistence established in 2019 |
| Sugarcane | IFAS/University of Florida Research and Education Centers | Fredy Altpeter, altpeter@uf.edu | Genetically modified Saccharum and oilcane are tested to evaluate their agronomic performance and trait expression/suppression. |
