Mammoth Grass is a sterile plant, not invasive, but grows only from root divisions. It grows almost everywhere. It can be grown on marginal lands because it uses its own nutrients produced by the plant.
Introduction Mammoth Grass
Mammoth grass stores a lot of organic matter in the soil through its roots and crop residues, which is beneficial for, among other things, soil fertility and water storage.
This is particularly interesting for less productive soils.
Mammoth grass hardly needs any fertilizer, this is because mammoth grass dries up and the nutrients sink back to the root system.
Furthermore, after leaf fall and leaf composting, the nutrients are reabsorbed by the Mammoth Grass.
The cultivation of Giant Grass can contribute to additional income in the form of carbon certificates. (carbon credits)
Research is being conducted into how carbon storage in the soil and crops can generate carbon certificates.
Mammoth grass belongs to the C4 crops, which are very efficient in capturing CO2.
The Mammoth Grass absorbs more than 6 times the amount of CO2 per hectare than a forest of trees in our climate.
With a yield of up to 30-35 tons per hectare and a high cellulose content (45% - 52%), Mammoth Grass is one of the leaders in our climate.
Mammoth grass falls under the flax-like crops and is an annual crop that requires less water during cultivation than other crops.
The plant can be fully used for various purposes ranging from production of paper, chipboard, pallets for combustion, but also for the production of ethanol or to generate energy through biomass boilers.
Mammoth grass has the energy value of coal.
Because Mammoth Grass is sterile and does not produce seeds, it is also an excellent mulch for weed suppression in horticulture as a replacement for tree bark and wood chips.
Mammoth grass can be planted along ditches to shield spray-free zones and provides wind protection for cut flowers.
Mammoth grass can also provide a solution for creating shade for certain types of vegetables.
For livestock farming, Mammoth Grass is also a crop with multiple applications, so it can be harvested several times a year and it is a good low-protein addition to the cattle ration.
The chopped mammoth grass is also very suitable as box litter, mammoth grass absorbs 3x as much moisture as straw, which means less litter is needed.
The porous core of Mammoth Grass is excellent at absorbing nitrogen and thus absorbing and neutralizing ammonia (with odor).
Dedusted, it can be used as bedding for horses, but it can also be used directly as bedding for poultry or cattle.
Mammoth grass can be grown at any company, allowing for its own production for the required box litter, which means lower transport costs and fewer emissions on the road.
Mammoth grass requires little maintenance, produces a lot of organic matter in the soil and removes a lot of CO2 from the air.
