Enhancement of terrestrial carbon (C) sequestration on marginal lands in Canada using
bioenergy crops has been proposed. However, factors influencing system-level C gain
(SLCG) potentials of maturing bioenergy cropping systems, including belowground biomass
C and soil organic carbon (SOC) accumulation, are not well documented. This study,
therefore, quantified the long-term C sequestration potentials at the system-level in nine-
year-old (2009–2018) woody (poplar clone 2293–29 (Populus spp.), hybrid willow clone SX …

Bioenergy crop production (BCP) systems are considered as promising carbon-mitigation
options because of their soil organic carbon (SOC) storage potential (Ashiq et al. 2018).
However, there is a research gap in relation to long-term C sequestration comparison
between herbaceous and woody biomass cropping systems. This study therefore is aimed
at,(a) to quantify above and belowground carbon stocks within an 8-year-old BCP system,
and (b) to quantify long term system level carbon sequestration (SLCS) potentials as …