This review addresses the main issues concerning anticipated demands for the use of land
for food and for bioenergy. It should be possible to meet increasing demands for food using …

Propolis is a resinous mixture, made by the honeybees from substances collected from tree
or other plant buds, plant exudates, or resins found in the stem, branches, or leaves of …

The rapid development of innovative and highly specialized ecotechnologies targeting site-
specific problems and pollutants requires precisely tailored designs. The proper selection of …

Abstract The Hengduan Mountains (HDM) biodiversity hotspot exhibits exceptional alpine
plant diversity. Here, we investigate factors driving intraspecific divergence within a HDM …

Currently, significant academic and industrial activity is focused on sourcing feed stocks from
non-food biomass crops for the sustainable production of energy, power and chemical …

To increase the understanding of poplar and willow perennial woody crops and facilitate
their deployment for the production of biofuels, bioproducts, and bioenergy, there is a need …

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 …

Over two million hectares of marginal land in the Northeast USA no longer used for
agriculture may be suitable and available for production of second-generation cellulosic …

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

Abstract Willows (Salix) and poplars (Populus) are dioecious plants in Salicaceae family.
Sex chromosome in poplar genome was consistently reported to be associated with …