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Perennial Biomass Crops for a Resource-Constrained World

  • Conference proceedings
  • © 2016

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Editors:
  1. Susanne Barth

    1. CELUP Oak Park Research Centre, Teagasc, Oak Park, Ireland

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  2. Donal Murphy-Bokern

    1. Lohne, Germany

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  3. Olena Kalinina

    1. Fg. Nachwachsende Rohstoffe und Bioenerg, Universität Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany

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  4. Gail Taylor

    1. Centre for Biosciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom

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  5. Michael Jones

    1. School of Natural Sciences, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

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  • 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)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xviii
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  2. Introduction into Bioenergy Resources from Perennial Crops

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. The Role of Perennial Biomass Crops in a Growing Bioeconomy

      • I. Lewandowski
      Pages 3-13

    3. Pointers for Bioenergy Policy in a Resource-Constrained World

      • D. Murphy-Bokern
      Pages 15-31

    4. Perennial Grasses for Sustainable European Protein Production

      • U. Jørgensen, P. E. Lærke
      Pages 33-41

    5. Long-Term Yields and Soil Carbon Sequestration from Miscanthus: A Review

      • M. B. Jones, J. Zimmermann, J. Clifton-Brown
      Pages 43-49

    6. Miscanthus-Complemented Grassland in Europe: Additional Source of Biomass for Bioenergy

      • O. Kalinina, U. Thumm, I. Lewandowski
      Pages 51-63

  3. European Regional Examples for the Use of Perennial Crops for Bioenergy

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 65-65
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    2. “Soranovskii”: A New Miscanthus Cultivar Developed in Russia

      • T. Goryachkovskaya, N. Slynko, E. Golubeva, S. V. Shekhovtsov, N. Nechiporenko, S. Veprev et al.
      Pages 67-76

    3. Italian Experiences on Arundo Harvesting: Economic and Energy Appraisal

      • L. Pari, A. Suardi, A. Scarfone, E. Santangelo
      Pages 77-86

    4. Biomass Potential of Fibre Nettle in Lithuania

      • Z. Jankauskienė, E. Gruzdevienė
      Pages 87-93

    5. An Evaluation of Grass Species as Feedstocks for Combustion in Ireland

      • J. Finnan, J. Carroll, B. Burke
      Pages 95-102

  4. Genotypic Selection of Perennial Biomass Crops for Crop Improvement

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 103-103
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    2. New Breeding Collections of Miscanthus sinensis, M. sacchariflorus and Hybrids from Primorsky Krai, Far Eastern Russia

      • T. R. Hodkinson, E. Petrunenko, M. Klaas, C. Münnich, S. Barth, S. V. Shekhovtsov et al.
      Pages 105-118

    3. Creation of Novel Tetraploid Miscanthus sinensis Genotypes

      • C. Münnich, M. Klaas, V. Bartels, C. Gebhardt
      Pages 119-126

    4. A Review of Frost and Chilling Stress in Miscanthus and Its Importance to Biomass Yield

      • S. Fonteyne, I. Roldán-Ruiz, H. Muylle, T. De Swaef, D. Reheul, P. Lootens
      Pages 127-144

    5. Creation and Evaluation of Novel Cold Tolerant Miscanthus Hybrids

      • C. Münnich, K. Kørup, M. Klaas, S. Barth, J. B. Kjeldsen, J. Finnan et al.
      Pages 145-155

    6. Comparison of Different Miscanthus Genotypes for Ash Melting Behaviour at Different Locations

      • Y. Iqbal, I. Lewandowski
      Pages 157-165

    7. Bioenergy Trees: Genetic and Genomic Strategies to Improve Yield

      • G. Taylor, M. R. Allwright, H. K. Smith, A. Polle, H. Wildhagen, M. Hertzberg et al.
      Pages 167-190

    8. Screening of Giant Reed Clones for Phytoremediation of Lead Contaminated Soils

      • S. Sidella, B. Barbosa, J. Costa, S. L. Cosentino, A. L. Fernando
      Pages 191-197
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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

  • CELUP Oak Park Research Centre, Teagasc, Oak Park, Ireland

    Susanne Barth

  • Lohne, Germany

    Donal Murphy-Bokern

  • Fg. Nachwachsende Rohstoffe und Bioenerg, Universität Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany

    Olena Kalinina

  • Centre for Biosciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom

    Gail Taylor

  • 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

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