Crop residues: Difference between revisions
(Created page with "Category:Energy sources Nearly every food crop has some parts that are too fibrous for people to eat. These are called '''crop residues'''. ==Examples== * banana leaves & peels * peanut shells * coconut shells * empty corn cobs with no kernels * rice husks * sunflower seed husks * straw ==Uses== # All crop residues can be burned as fuel. # ''Some'' kinds of crop residue can be converted into packaging. # ''Some'' kinds of crop residue can be fed to ruminant...") |
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# All crop residues can be burned as fuel. | # All crop residues can be burned as fuel. | ||
# ''Some'' kinds of crop residue can be converted into [[packaging]]. | # ''Some'' kinds of crop residue can be converted into [[packaging]]. | ||
# ''Some'' kinds of crop residue can be | # ''Some'' kinds of crop residue can be converted into protein. | ||
# | #* Most commonly: By feeding ruminants (cows, sheep, goats). | ||
#* [[efficiency of mushrooms vs ruminants|More efficiently:]] By cultivating mushrooms (the kind you can eat). | |||
# If there's no other use, crop residues can be composted back into the soil. | # If there's no other use, crop residues can be composted back into the soil. | ||
Revision as of 13:03, 31 October 2024
Nearly every food crop has some parts that are too fibrous for people to eat. These are called crop residues.
Examples
- banana leaves & peels
- peanut shells
- coconut shells
- empty corn cobs with no kernels
- rice husks
- sunflower seed husks
- straw
Uses
- All crop residues can be burned as fuel.
- Some kinds of crop residue can be converted into packaging.
- Some kinds of crop residue can be converted into protein.
- Most commonly: By feeding ruminants (cows, sheep, goats).
- More efficiently: By cultivating mushrooms (the kind you can eat).
- If there's no other use, crop residues can be composted back into the soil.
Supply
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See also
- Biomass waste - which includes crop residues