This review summarises the knowledge about the ecology, breeding and management of
hybrid aspen (Populus× wettsteinii Hämet-Ahti= P. tremula L.× P. tremuloides Michx.). The …

For hundreds of years, sugarcane has been a main source of sugar, used as a sweetener,
and alcohol, fermented from the plant juice. The high cost of petroleum towards the end of …

Recently, an active debate has emerged around greenhouse gas emissions due to indirect
land use change (iLUC) of expanding agricultural areas dedicated to biofuel production. In …

Phenolic secondary metabolites are often thought to protect plants against attack by
microbes, but their role in defense against pathogen infection in woody plants has not been …

Although its roots are in antiquity, the current concept of short-rotation woody crops (SRWC)
for fiber and energy evolved scientifically from pioneering tree breeding work begun in the …

Just as animal monozygotic twins can experience different environmental conditions by
being reared apart, individual genetically identical trees of the genus Populus can also be …

La sylviculture à courte révolution (SCR) est considérée comme une pratique sylvicole
caractérisée par des plantations à forte densité avec des espèces d'arbres à croissance …

Production increases in intensively managed forests have been obtained by improving
resource availability through water and nutrient amendments. Increased stem production …

Leaching losses of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) and nitrogen (DON) from agricultural
systems are important to water quality and carbon and nutrient balances but are rarely …

The world energy paradigm is changing from one based on petroleum to one based on a
mixture of energy platforms. This change is precipitated by a finite petroleum supply, an …