Shrub willow has great potential as a dedicated bioenergy crop, but commercialization and
adoption by growers and end-users will depend upon the identification and selection of high …

Yield improvement of woody bioenergy crops has been the major focus of breeding
programs, but biomass quality is also important for conversion to biofuels. Using high …

Polyploidy is a common observation in the genus Salix, including some of the shrub willow
species currently being bred as a potential bioenergy feedstock. Breeding of shrub willow …

Abstract The Government of Saskatchewan is evaluating whether biomass crops can be
successfully used as an affordable, reliable, and environmentally sustainable bioenergy …

Background Genetic improvement of shrub willow (Salix), a perennial energy crop common
to temperate climates, has led to the development of new cultivars with improved biomass …

The relatively high cost of willow (Salix spp.) biomass feedstock compared with fossil fuels
makes it imperative to reduce production costs by increasing yields and reducing input …

Yields of willow biomass crops have large impacts on production, economic, energy, and
environmental assessments of these systems. Studies that report data for three or more …

Yield is an important factor in determining the economic feasibility of willow biomass crops.
Over the past 18 years a series of yield trials have been established across North America …

Fast-growing woody crops are emerging as an attractive source of biomass, because they
have the capability to meet many of the agronomic, environmental, and societal parameters …

Short rotation woody crops are being developed as a sustainable source of biomass for the
production of bioenergy, biofuels, and bioproducts. With the potential increase in demand of …