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 …

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 Key Message Shrub willow triploid hybrid cultivars obtained the greatest
aboveground biomass compared to diploid and tetraploid cultivars, and greater biomass …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Willows are highly diverse catkin-bearing trees and shrubs of the genus Salix. They occur in
many growth forms, from tall trees to creeping alpines, and successfully occupy a wide …

Willows (Salix spp.) are a very diverse group of catkin‐bearing trees and shrubs that are
widely distributed across temperate regions of the globe. Some species respond well to …

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 …

Use of high-yielding genotypes is one of the means to achieve high yield and profitability in
willow (Salix spp.) short rotation coppice. This study investigated the performance of eight …