After a period of significant development, poplar cultivation in Italy has been in rapid decline
since the 1980s. Because of its marked ductility, poplar is valuable for both wood furniture …

Bioenergy production in poplar Short Rotation Coppice plantations (SRC) is strongly limited
in drought prone areas due to the high crop water requirement. Appropriate scheduling of …

The diversity of perennial plants requires the proper selection of species and cultivars with
high resistance to weather and habitat conditions and high productivity and yield energy …

Abstract Poplar (Populus spp.) Short Rotation Coppice (SRC) systems are characterized by
high short-term biomass productivity and play a key role in promoting employment in rural …

Torrefaction is an option for improving biomass properties for fuel application. Biomass
undergoes chemical changes reflected on the upgrading of its properties as a biofuel, such …

Poplar plantations growing in short rotation are a crucial biomass source of raw material for
bioenergy and/or bioproducts, making an important contribution towards achieving a low …

Water resources are increasingly limited and less available, so improving water use
efficiency is particularly pressing in the agricultural sector, where inefficient irrigation …

The forest biomass, as a renewable energy source, can significantly contribute to the
progressive replacement of fossil fuels in energy production, with a positive final balance in …

In this study we analyzed the behavior of four poplar genotypes growing in the field under
Mediterranean climatic conditions and different watering treatments ranging from optimal to …

Understanding genotype× environment interaction (GEI) is crucial to optimize the
deployment of clonal material to field conditions in short‐rotation coppice poplar plantations …