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 …

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

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 …

Short-rotation woody crops like shrub willow are a potential source of biomass for energy
generation and bioproducts. However, since willow crops are not widely grown in North …

Willow biomass produced in short rotation coppice systems can potentially be used as
biomass feedstock in Europe, the United States and Canada. However, most researchers …

Five willow clones and one hybrid poplar clone were planted during 1987 at 0.3× 0.3 m
spacing and harvested annually for 10 years. Half of the trees were fertilized annually with …

The sustainable production of biomass as feedstock for biofuels, bioproducts, and bioenergy
is a critical national priority due to concerns about energy security, environment and human …

Willow nursery plantations for cuttings' production, which provide planting material for new,
improved varieties, can be set up in greater densities and must be harvested in one-year …

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 …

Interest in shrub willows as a perennial energy crop for production of biomass has
developed in Europe and North America over the past few decades because of concerns …