Biomass yield in a genetically diverse Miscanthus sacchariflorus germplasm panel phenotyped at five locations in Asia, North America, and Europe

JN Njuguna, LV Clark, KG Anzoua, L Bagmet… - GCB …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Miscanthus is a high‐yielding bioenergy crop that is broadly adapted to temperate and
tropical environments. Commercial cultivation of Miscanthus is predominantly limited to a …

Biomass yield in a genetically diverse Miscanthus sinensis germplasm panel evaluated at five locations revealed individuals with exceptional potential

LV Clark, MS Dwiyanti, KG Anzoua… - GCB …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
To breed improved biomass cultivars of Miscanthus× giganteus, it will be necessary to select
the highest‐yielding and best‐adapted genotypes of its parental species, Miscanthus …

Genetic mapping of biomass yield in three interconnected Miscanthus populations

H Dong, S Liu, LV Clark, S Sharma, JM Gifford… - GCB …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Improving biomass yield is a major goal of Miscanthus breeding. We conducted a study on
one interspecific Miscanthus sinensis× Miscanthus sacchariflorus F1 population and two …

Marker-Trait Association for Biomass Yield of Potential Bio-fuel Feedstock Miscanthus sinensis from Southwest China

G Nie, L Huang, X Zhang, M Taylor, Y Jiang… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
As a great potential bio-fuel feedstock, the genus Miscanthus has been widely studied
around the world, especially Miscanthus× giganteus owing to its high biomass yield in …

Breeding Strategies to Improve Miscanthus as a Sustainable Source of Biomass for Bioenergy and Biorenewable Products

J Clifton-Brown, KU Schwarz, D Awty-Carroll, A Iurato… - Agronomy, 2019 - mdpi.com
Miscanthus, a C4 perennial grass native to Eastern Asia, is being bred to provide biomass
for bioenergy and biorenewable products. Commercial expansion with the clonal hybrid M.× …

Genetic diversity in agronomic traits associated with the biomass production of Miscanthus species collected in Northeast Asia

SH Lim, MJ Yook, JW Kim, JS Song… - Plant Genetic …, 2014 - cambridge.org
Miscanthus is a promising bioenergy crop due to its high productivity and broad
environmental adaptability to tropical and temperate climates. As important Miscanthus …

Genetic Diversity and Population Structure of Miscanthus sinensis Germplasm in China

H Zhao, B Wang, J He, J Yang, L Pan, D Sun, J Peng - PLoS One, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Miscanthus is a perennial rhizomatous C4 grass native to East Asia. Endowed with great
biomass yield, high ligno-cellulose composition, efficient use of radiation, nutrient and water …

A review on miscanthus biomass production and composition for bioenergy use: genotypic and environmental variability and implications for breeding

S Arnoult, M Brancourt-Hulmel - BioEnergy Research, 2015 - Springer
The lignocellulosic C4 perennial crop miscanthus and, more particularly, one of its species,
Miscanthus× giganteus, are especially interesting for bioenergy production because they …

Miscanthus: genetic resources and breeding potential to enhance bioenergy production

W Vermerris - Genetic improvement of bioenergy crops, 2008 - Springer
The genus Miscanthus Anderss. comprises about a dozen grass species that are closely
related to sugarcane. Two tall species in particular–M. sacchariflorus (Maxim.) Hack and M …

Key traits for biomass production identified in different Miscanthus species at two harvest dates

HW Zub, S Arnoult, M Brancourt-Hulmel - Biomass and Bioenergy, 2011 - Elsevier
To grow the bioenergy crop Miscanthus x giganteus on wider climate range requires
enlarged genetic variability. Our objective was to identify key traits favouring the production …