Biomass production for bioenergy using marginal lands

MA Mehmood, M Ibrahim, U Rashid, M Nawaz… - Sustainable Production …, 2017 - Elsevier
Increasing global energy demands are leading towards the production of bio-alcohols from
food crops, subsequently posing detrimental consequences in terms of food insecurity …

Canadian boreal forests and climate change mitigation

TC Lemprière, WA Kurz, EH Hogg… - Environmental …, 2013 - cdnsciencepub.com
Quantitative assessment of Canada's boreal forest mitigation potential is not yet possible,
though the range of mitigation activities is known, requirements for sound analyses of …

Nitrogen uptake and metabolism of Populus simonii in response to PEG-induced drought stress

S Meng, C Zhang, L Su, Y Li, Z Zhao - Environmental and Experimental …, 2016 - Elsevier
In the present study, changes in nitrogen uptake, assimilation and the transcript abundance
of associated genes were investigated in Populus simonii seedlings treated with 5 …

Climate change mitigation strategies in the forest sector: biophysical impacts and economic implications in British Columbia, Canada

Z Xu, CE Smyth, TC Lemprière, GJ Rampley… - … adaptation strategies for …, 2018 - Springer
Managing forests to increase carbon sequestration or reduce carbon emissions and using
wood products and bioenergy to store carbon and substitute for other emission-intensive …

Climate, economic, and environmental impacts of producing wood for bioenergy

R Birdsey, P Duffy, C Smyth, WA Kurz… - Environmental …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
Increasing combustion of woody biomass for electricity has raised concerns and produced
conflicting statements about impacts on atmospheric greenhouse gas (GHG) concentrations …

Bioenergy farming using woody crops. A review

CRR Pleguezuelo, VHD Zuazo, C Bielders… - Agronomy for …, 2015 - Springer
The global energy consumption was 540 EJ in 2010, representing an increase of about 80%
from 1980. Energy demand is predicted to grow more than 50% by 2025. Fossil fuels will …

Anatomical, physiological and transcriptional responses of two contrasting poplar genotypes to drought and re‐watering

X Cao, J Jia, C Zhang, H Li, T Liu, X Jiang… - Physiologia …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Populus× euramericana (Pe) displays higher stable carbon isotope composition (δ13C) and
intrinsic water use efficiency (WUEi) than Populus cathayana (Pc) under unlimited water …

Agroforestry research and development in Canada: the way forward

NV Thevathasan, AM Gordon, R Bradley… - Agroforestry-The Future …, 2012 - Springer
The purpose of this chapter is to describe the history and current status of agroforestry
research and practices across Canada and provide recommendations as “the way forward.” …

[PDF][PDF] Feedstocks for biofuels and bioenergy

SP Long, A Karp, MS Buckeridge… - … : bridging the gaps, 2015 - researchgate.net
Bioenergy and biofuels are recognized globally as crucial elements of the future energy
matrix, without which the reduction in greenhouse gases needed to reduce the acceleration …

Mapping and quantification of planted tree and shrub shelterbelts in Saskatchewan, Canada

BY Amichev, MJ Bentham, D Cerkowniak, J Kort… - Agroforestry …, 2015 - Springer
Abstract The Government of Canada's farm assistance programs have affected> 80% of
Canada's agricultural land base. One important program in the Prairie Provinces was the …