Estimation of straw resources in China

There are some problems such as statistics lacking, unsuitability of the ratio of main product output to that of by-product of the crops in the estimation of straw resources. The paper chooses the revised ratio of main product output to that of by-product of crops and estimates the quantity of straw resource comprehensively and systematically. The estimation results show that the total straw yield in China has a generally increasing trend with the improvement of agricultural comprehensive production capacity, and China is the biggest country in straw resources that its total output of straw resources in 2005 reached 841 831 200 t, which the straw of food crops was the main source. It has a great potential for rice husk, corncob, bagasse to develop new energy.