The use of plants (directly or indirectly) to remediate contaminated soil or water is known as
phytoremediation. This technology has emerged as a more cost effective, noninvasive, and …

Short-rotation woody crops (SRWC) along with other woody biomass feedstocks will play a
significant role in a more secure and sustainable energy future for the United States and …

This chapter in Saliceae continues with short discussions of systematics and nomenclature,
subjects that remain unsettled in this family. Then, it introduces in general terms each genus …

Research on willow (Salix spp.) as a locally produced, renewable feedstock for bioenergy
and bioproducts began in New York in the mid-1980s in response to growing concerns …

Worldwide, fuelwood demands, soil and groundwater contamination, and agriculture's
impact on nature are grow-ing concerns. Fast growing trees in short rotation woody crop …

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 …

Fourteen clones of willow (Salix spp.) were characterised in terms of growth, nitrogen and
water-use efficiency under different irrigation and fertilisation treatments. Cuttings of willow …

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 …

This chapter discusses the taxonomy and systematics, morphology, genetics, ecophysiology
of Salix spp., as well as the cultivation practices throughout history, diversity and research …