An Adapted Indicator Framework for Evaluating the Potential Contribution of Bioeconomy Approaches to Agricultural Systems Resilience

I Lewandowski, M von Cossel, B Winkler… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
This study reviews a variety of “bioeconomy approaches”(BAs) to assess their potential
contribution to resilience in agricultural systems, focusing on benefits that can improve multi …

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 …

Developing Miscanthus seed plug establishment protocols with mulch film for commercial upscaling

C Ashman, D Awty‐Carroll, M Mos, J Kam… - GCB …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
High‐yielding crops with C4 photosynthesis arising in tropical climates are being bred for,
and increasingly grown in, temperate climates. Miscanthus, a C4 from Eastern Asia is a …

Spring emergence and canopy development strategies in miscanthus hybrids in Mediterranean, continental and maritime European climates

E Magenau, J Clifton‐Brown, C Parry… - GCB …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Due to its versatility and storability, biomass is an important resource for renewable
materials and energy. Miscanthus hybrids combine high yield potential, low input demand …

Heterosis for biomass yield and quality traits in a reciprocal cross population between Miscanthus sinensis and Miscanthus lutarioriparius

W Hou, Z Yi - Industrial Crops and Products, 2023 - Elsevier
Heterosis plays an important role in plant breeding and has been widely used in the
production of a variety of food crops. However, cross-breeding is particularly important in the …

Regional cooling potential from expansion of perennial grasses in Europe

X Zhang, B Huang, N Rinke Dias de Souza… - … Earth & Environment, 2024 - nature.com
Perennial grasses are an option to mitigate global warming, increase energy security, and
alleviate environmental pressures within agricultural landscapes. Their cultivation alters …

Biomass yields, reproductive fertility, compositional analysis, and genetic diversity of newly developed triploid giant miscanthus hybrids

DH Touchell, N Lynch, R Shekasteband… - GCB …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Miscanthus× giganteus (giant miscanthus), first found as a naturally occurring hybrid, has
shown promise as a bioenergy/biomass crop throughout much of the temperate world. This …

Valorisation of marginal agricultural land in the bioeconomy.

A Kiesel, M von Cossel, J Clifton‐Brown… - GCB …, 2023 - search.ebscohost.com
Abstract" Valorisation of marginal agricultural land in the bioeconomy" is a document that
emphasizes the significance of utilizing marginal, abandoned, and degraded land for …

Leaf area duration and crop radiation use efficiency determine biomass yield of lignocellulosic perennial grasses under different soil water content

SA Corinzia, E Crapio, G Testa, SL Cosentino… - Agronomy, 2023 - mdpi.com
The aim of the present work was to assess the leaf area duration (LAD) and the radiation
use efficiency (RUE) of six warm-season perennial biomass grasses (PBGs) in a two-year …

How to measure the efficiency of bioenergy crops compared to forestation

S Egerer, S Falk, D Mayer, T Nützel… - …, 2024 - bg.copernicus.org
The climate mitigation potential of terrestrial carbon dioxide removal (tCDR) methods
depends critically on the timing and magnitude of their implementation. In our study, we …