Editors:
- Advances in the breeding, production, processing and life cycle analysis of perennial crops
- Research presented by leading researchers and technologists in non-food biomass production and utilisation
- Up-to-date analysis on perennial crops breeding and physiology under marginal site conditions
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Table of contents (25 papers)
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Front Matter
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Introduction into Bioenergy Resources from Perennial Crops
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European Regional Examples for the Use of Perennial Crops for Bioenergy
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Genotypic Selection of Perennial Biomass Crops for Crop Improvement
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About this book
This book presents a flavour of activities focussed on the need for sustainably produced biomass to support European strategic objectives for the developing bioeconomy. The chapters cover five broad topic areas relating to the use of perennial biomass crops in Europe. These are: ‘Bioenergy Resources from Perennial Crops in Europe’, ‘European Regional Examples for the Use of Perennial Crops for Bioenergy’, ‘Genotypic Selection of Perennial Biomass Crops for Crop Improvement’, ‘Ecophysiology of Perennial Biomass Crops’ and ‘Examples of End-Use of Perennial Biomass Crops’. Two major issues relating to the future use of biomass energy are the identification of the most suitable second generation biomass crops and the need to utilise land not under intensive agricultural production, broadly referred to as ‘marginal land’. The two main categories of plants that fit these needs are perennial rhizomatous grasses and trees that can be coppiced. The overarching questions that are addressed inthe book relate to the suitability of perennial crops for providing feedstocks for a European bioeconomy and the need to exploit environments for biomass crops which do not compete with food crops. Bioenergy is the subject of a wide range of national and European policy measures. New developments covered are, for example, the use of perennial grasses to produce protein for animal feed and concepts to use perennial biomass crops to mitigate carbon emissions through soil carbon sequestration. Several chapters also show how prudent selection of suitable genotypes and breeding are essential to develop high yielding and sustainable second generation biomass crops which are adapted to a wide range of unfavourable conditions like chilling and freezing, drought, flooding and salinity. The final chapters also emphasise the need to be kept an eye out for potential new end-uses of perennial biomass crops that will contribute further to the developing bioeconomy.
Editors and Affiliations
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CELUP Oak Park Research Centre, Teagasc, Oak Park, Ireland
Susanne Barth
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Lohne, Germany
Donal Murphy-Bokern
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Fg. Nachwachsende Rohstoffe und Bioenerg, Universität Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
Olena Kalinina
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Centre for Biosciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom
Gail Taylor
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School of Natural Sciences, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Michael Jones
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Perennial Biomass Crops for a Resource-Constrained World
Editors: Susanne Barth, Donal Murphy-Bokern, Olena Kalinina, Gail Taylor, Michael Jones
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-44530-4
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-44529-8Published: 19 November 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-83073-5Published: 30 April 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-44530-4Published: 18 November 2016
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVIII, 313
Number of Illustrations: 20 b/w illustrations, 54 illustrations in colour
Topics: Agriculture, Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts, Plant Breeding/Biotechnology