Source: NCSU, 6/3/21


A new study by NC State researchers found a native tree, the American sycamore, could be a promising candidate as a potential fuel source.

In the journal Biomass and Bioenergy, the researchers reported their findings from growing sycamore trees on a degraded agricultural landscape with relatively little tillage, fertilizers or herbicides. Those factors could contribute to their economic and environmental viability as a fuel source, researchers said. They envision sycamore trees as a product farmers could plant on degraded land both as a source of fuel and to improve the soil.

The Abstract spoke about the study with the study’s lead author, Omoyemeh Ile, graduate student at NC State, and co-author John King, professor of forestry and environmental resources at NC State.

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