Perennial biomass cropping and use: Shaping the policy ecosystem in European countries

J Clifton‐Brown, A Hastings, M von Cossel… - GCB …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Demand for sustainably produced biomass is expected to increase with the need to provide
renewable commodities, improve resource security and reduce greenhouse gas emissions …

Soil organic carbon significantly increases when perennial biomass plantations are reverted back to annual arable crops

E Martani, A Ferrarini, A Hastings, S Amaducci - Agronomy, 2023 - mdpi.com
The cultivation of perennial biomass crops (PBCs) on marginal lands is necessary to provide
feedstock for the bio-based EU economy and accrue environmental benefits through carbon …

Upscaling miscanthus production in the United Kingdom: The benefits, challenges, and trade‐offs

EM Hodgson, J McCalmont, R Rowe… - GCB …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The UK sixth carbon budget has recommended domestic biomass supply should increase to
meet growing demand, planting a minimum of 30,000 hectares of perennial energy crops a …

Patterns and determinants of microbial-and plant-derived carbon contributions to soil organic carbon in tea plantation chronosequence

Q Tang, W Li, W Dai, J Wang, F Zhang, TJ Daniell… - Plant and Soil, 2024 - Springer
Aims Tea plantation soils have great potential for carbon (C) sequestration because of the
perennial nature of tea plants. Long-term tea plantations can lead to soil acidification …

Long‐term cultivation of Miscanthus and switchgrass accelerates soil organic carbon accumulation by decreasing carbon mineralization in infertile red soil

T Fu, Y Xu, W Hou, Z Yi, S Xue - GCB Bioenergy, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Perennial energy crops (PECs) such as Miscanthus spp. and switchgrass (Panicum
virgatum L.) may have particular influence on microbial communities and their functions in …

Soil organic carbon sequestration rate and spatiotemporal dynamics under perennial energy crops cultivation: A global meta-analysis

Y Wu, H Huang, F Chen, T Tan, Y Xu - Soil and Tillage Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Cultivating perennial energy crops (PECs) not only enhances soil organic carbon (SOC)
sequestration but also provides a reliable feedstock for bioenergy production. Nevertheless …

Low risk management intervention: Limited impact of remedial tillage on net ecosystem carbon balance at a commercial Miscanthus plantation

RL Rowe, HM Cooper, A Hastings, A Mabey… - GCB …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Perennial bioenergy crops are a key tool in decarbonizing global energy systems, but to
ensure the efficient use of land resources, it is essential that yields and crop longevity are …

Short-term mineralization of belowground biomass of perennial biomass crops after reversion to arable land

A Ferrarini, E Martani, C Mondini, F Fornasier… - Agronomy, 2022 - mdpi.com
Little is known about the effect of perennial biomass crops (PBCs) removal on soil C
dynamics. The belowground biomass (BGB) that is composed by plant belowground organs …

Management impacts on organic carbon under continuous perennial grass, perennial grass-legume mixture, and annual cereals on a thick Black Chernozemic soil

E Mapfumo, VS Baron, R Lemke… - Canadian Journal of …, 2023 - cdnsciencepub.com
Impacts of annual and perennial pasture management on soil organic carbon (SOC) and
equivalent SOC stocks (equal soil mass basis) were investigated in two trials [CAESA (1994 …

[PDF][PDF] Short-Term Mineralization of Belowground Biomass of Perennial Biomass Crops Incorporated into the Soil at Reversion. Agronomy 2022, 12, 485

A Ferrarini, E Martani, C Mondini, F Fornasier… - 2022 - researchgate.net
Little is known about the effect of perennial biomass crops (PBCs) removal on soil C
dynamics. The belowground biomass (BGB) that is composed by plant belowground organs …