Several species of the genus Miscanthus are characterized by high biomass yields and low
input requirements, and there is increasing interest in their commercial use for bioenergy …

Biofuels from lignocellulosic feedstocks have the potential to improve a wide range of
ecosystem services while simultaneously reducing dependence on fossil fuels. Here, we …

The winter fallow period common in annual cropping systems leaves soils vulnerable to
erosion and nutrient loss, especially to nitrogen (N) leaching. This vulnerability can be …

Optimal management of the perennial bioenergy crops, miscanthus and switchgrass,
requires an understanding of their responsiveness to nitrogen (N) fertilizer at different …

Miscanthus× giganteus (M× g) is an important bioenergy feedstock crop. However, biomass
production of Miscanthus has been largely limited to one sterile triploid cultivar, M× g '1993 …

Triploid Miscanthus× giganteus (Greef et Deu. ex Hodkinson et Renvoize) is a sterile,
perennial grass used for biomass production in temperate environments. While M.× …

Miscanthus is a C4 perennial grass originating from East Asia, the yields of which
progressively increase in the first years of growth. Several species for bioenergy have been …

The intensification of livestock farming and use of arable forage crops has led to a decrease
in the area of grassland used for animal husbandry. One potentially profitable use of this …

Poor first winter survival in Miscanthus× giganteus has been anecdotally attributed to
incomplete first autumn senescence, but these assessments never paired first-year with …

The demand for perennial nonfood crops, such as miscanthus, is increasing steadily, as
fossil resources are replaced by biomass. However, as the establishment of miscanthus is …