Assessment of the production potentials of Miscanthus on marginal land in China

S Xue, I Lewandowski, X Wang, Z Yi - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2016 - Elsevier
Miscanthus is characterized by high biomass production potential and low input
requirements and therefore considered a leading candidate for second-generation energy …

Multiple ecosystem services provision and biomass logistics management in bioenergy buffers: A state-of-the-art review

A Ferrarini, P Serra, M Almagro, M Trevisan… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2017 - Elsevier
Bioenergy buffers are linear landscape elements cultivated with perennial herbaceous or
woody biomass crops placed along arable field margins and watercourses. This systematic …

Potential for energy and biofuel from biomass in India

RA Usmani - Renewable Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
This study is dedicated to the quantification of biomass potential in India. Therefore, the
estimation of quantity of biomass and its potential for energy and biofuel production is …

Land use change from C3 grassland to C4 Miscanthus: effects on soil carbon content and estimated mitigation benefit after six years

A Zatta, J Clifton‐Brown, P Robson, A Hastings… - Gcb …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
To date, most Miscanthus trials and commercial fields have been planted on arable land.
Energy crops will need to be grown more on lower grade lands unsuitable for arable crops …

A synthesis of the ecosystem services impact of second generation bioenergy crop production

RA Holland, F Eigenbrod, A Muggeridge… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2015 - Elsevier
The production of bioenergy from second generation (2G) feedstocks is being encouraged
by legislation targeted at addressing a number of controversial issues including carbon …

Quantifying the impacts of bioenergy crops on pollinating insect abundance and diversity: a field‐scale evaluation reveals taxon‐specific responses

DA Stanley, JC Stout - Journal of Applied Ecology, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Global declines in pollinating insects have been linked with agricultural intensification and
land‐use change. Increased production of novel crops for bioenergy is causing changes in …

Potential impacts on ecosystem services of land use transitions to second‐generation bioenergy crops in GB

S Milner, RA Holland, A Lovett, G Sunnenberg… - GCB …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
We present the first assessment of the impact of land use change (LUC) to second‐
generation (2G) bioenergy crops on ecosystem services (ES) resolved spatially for Great …

Soil carbon sequestration during the establishment phase of Miscanthus × giganteus: a regional‐scale study on commercial farms using 13C natural abundance

J Zimmermann, J Dauber, MB Jones - Gcb Bioenergy, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The use of biomass for energy production is considered a promising way to reduce net
carbon emissions and mitigate climate change. However, land‐use change to bioenergy …

Miscanthus production and processing in Ireland: An analysis of energy requirements and environmental impacts

F Murphy, G Devlin, K McDonnell - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2013 - Elsevier
The environmental impact of bioenergy supply systems can be determined using life cycle
assessment methodologies. This study focuses on the impact of production of Miscanthus …

Miscanthus: a case study for the utilization of natural genetic variation

TR Hodkinson, M Klaas, MB Jones, R Prickett… - Plant Genetic …, 2015 - cambridge.org
Cultivars of Miscanthus used as bioenergy crops or tested in trials are largely clonally
propagated, wild sourced genotypes or clonally propagated F1 hybrids. One of the most …