Definition of biomass in English:

biomass

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noun

1The total mass of organisms in a given area or volume.
‘Harvest index was measured as the ratio between root weight and total biomass.’
- ‘However, it has increased the grain yield potential and thereby the ratio of grain mass to total above-ground biomass or harvest index.’
- ‘Total biomass was also increased relative to controls by the end of the experiment.’
- ‘Biomass composition as a percentage of total biomass for three stages of development in Dionaea.’
- ‘At each time point, total biomass and chlorophyll contents of seven individual plants were quantified.’
- ‘In contrast, later formed leaves remained smaller and total leaf biomass remained substantially reduced in the mutants.’
- ‘Contaminants are subsequently removed by harvesting the above-ground shoot biomass for volume reduction and storage.’
- ‘We therefore tracked plant growth using leaf height as a surrogate for aboveground dry weight biomass.’
- ‘Both the real and the virtual plants responded to removal of branches by producing a taller plant bearing larger leaves, but less total biomass.’
- ‘Lichens thus dominate the Antarctic flora both in terms of species diversity and in terms of total biomass.’
- ‘I estimated colony size from the volume of the nest mound, which increases with total ant biomass.’
- ‘Total plant biomass was calculated as the sum of the two.’
- ‘Total biomass of resident birds was always higher than that of wintering birds at Tinaja Verde.’
- ‘The curves were added together and are shown in the right panels; the data points are the total above-ground biomass.’
- ‘By summing the total biomass of all classes, we get the total biomass estimate for each district.’
- ‘Total stem biomass was measured after drying the plant material in an oven at 70°C until constant weight.’
- ‘At intervals, plants were harvested for biomass and leaf area analysis according to Nogués et al..’
- ‘Daytime food abundance was expressed as total dry biomass of insects collected per day.’
- ‘The authors also presented data on total root system biomass; shoot growth was not assayed.’
- ‘Reproductive allocation is usually measured as the ratio between seed and total biomass.’
1. 1.1Organic matter used as a fuel, especially in a power station for the generation of electricity.
  ‘The proposal has the added bonus of reducing greenhouse gas emissions through the use of biomass to generate electricity.’
  ‘The use of biomass electrical generation is hardly the environmental boon it's made out to be.’
  ‘He also sees huge potential for biomass fired electricity in the West of Ireland.’
  ‘The company also sources and sells biomass wood fuels from other producers.’
  ‘But some of it may be revegetated for biomass production for shrubs and trees to make biomass fuels out of possibly.’
  ‘The minister recently visited a cluster of three sites at Crymych which are fuelled by biomass wood pellet boilers.’
  ‘People will be encouraged to consume alternative power generated from biomass.’
  ‘The company now exports biomass fuel to the Netherlands and Britain for power production and the home heating market.’
  ‘There are more efficient ways to tap into the sun's energy via biomass fuels.’
  ‘Coal and biomass fuels are used for household cooking and heating by almost 3 billion people worldwide’
  ‘They are used instead for animal feed and increasingly for biomass fuel, such as ethanol.’
  ‘Domestic biomass fuel combustion and chronic bronchitis in two rural Bolivian villages.’
  ‘Nuclear power could free up more fossil and biomass fuels to use as liquid fuel for ground transportation.’
  ‘He covered solar energy, wind energy, biomass and biogas, geothermal activity and thermal power.’
  ‘Farmers are being offered millions of pounds worth of grants in an effort to boost production of biomass to meet renewable energy targets.’
  ‘He said the company was in discussions with a major hotel chain about installing biomass generators in their properties around Scotland.’
  ‘Faced with patented technology that no one wants to eat, biotech companies are now discussing growing GM crops for biomass fuel.’
  ‘Solar, wind, geothermal, and biomass all show great potential as sources of electricity.’
  ‘AES Drax is also seeking approval to test a plant-based biomass fuel, milled palm nut.’
  ‘In total, burning this biomass will not add to the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere.’