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 …

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 …

Rapid determination of biomass composition is critical for the selection of shrub willow
varieties with optimized biomass properties for conversion into fuels or chemicals. In order to …

The cultivation of shrub willow (Salix spp.) bioenergy crops is being commercialized in North
America, as it has been in Europe for many years. Considering the high genetic diversity …

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 …

To study the effects of planting design and harvest rotation on shrub willow bioenergy crops,
10 shrub willow genotypes were established in 2009 in side-by-side randomized complete …

Understanding the characteristics of short rotation woody crops (SRWC), like shrub willow,
that affect feedstock quality and its variability is a priority as this source of biomass is …

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

Short rotation coppice (SRC) willow is currently emerging as an important dedicated
lignocellulosic energy crop in the UK. However, investigation into the variation between …

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 …