Under favourable environmental conditions, a remarkable
dry matter yield has been reported for giant reed in several Italian
regions: 37.7 Mg ha−1 year−1 in Tuscany (Angelini et al., 2009);
39.9 Mg ha−1 year−1 in Emilia Romagna (Di Candilo et al., 2008) and
42 Mg ha−1 year−1 in Sicily (Cosentino et al., 2005).