Abstract
Buffalo gourd is native to the semi-arid south-western United States, requires substantially less water than conventional crops, and yields a seed oil that is intermediate in properties between soy and sunflower oils, as well as large starchy roots suitable for fermentation to ethanol. Based on conservative yield data for buffalo gourd products of 85 and 267 gal/acre of oil and ethanol, respectively, net annual revenues for buffalo gourd cultivation and processing in New Mexico are estimated to be $137/acre and $70/acre for dryland and irrigated production, respectively. The field cost to produce a gallon of liquid fuels in New Mexico is estimated to be $ 1.26 for irrigated corn, $1.24 for dryland grain sorghum, $1.63 for dryland wheat, and $0.34 for buffalo gourd.
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