A quantitative review comparing the yields of two candidate C4 perennial biomass crops in relation to nitrogen, temperature and water

E Heaton, T Voigt, SP Long - Biomass and bioenergy, 2004‏ - Elsevier
C4 herbaceous rhizomatous perennials have many positive attributes as potential and
actual biomass energy crops on agricultural land. Two species from this group have become …

Bioenergy from plants and the sustainable yield challenge

A Karp, I Shield - New Phytologist, 2008‏ - Wiley Online Library
Bioenergy from plants, particularly from perennial grasses and trees, could make a
substantial contribution to alleviation of global problems in climate change and energy …

Meeting US biofuel goals with less land: the potential of Miscanthus

EA Heaton, FG Dohleman, SP Long - Global change biology, 2008‏ - Wiley Online Library
Biofuels from crops are emerging as a Jekyll & Hyde–promoted by some as a means to
offset fossil fuel emissions, denigrated by others as lacking sustainability and taking land …

Thermal time–concepts and utility

DL Trudgill, A Honek, D Li… - Annals of Applied …, 2005‏ - Wiley Online Library
This paper (i) reviews temperature/development rate relationships in plants and
poikilothermic invertebrates,(ii) argues that the relationship is often linear over much of the …

Carbon mitigation by the energy crop, Miscanthus

JC CLIFTON‐BROWN, J Breuer… - Global Change …, 2007‏ - Wiley Online Library
Biomass crops mitigate carbon emissions by both fossil fuel substitution and sequestration
of carbon in the soil. We grew Miscanthus x giganteus for 16 years at a site in southern …

Performance of 15 Miscanthus genotypes at five sites in Europe

JC Clifton‐Brown, I Lewandowski… - Agronomy …, 2001‏ - Wiley Online Library
Miscanthus is a genus of high‐yielding perennial rhizomatous grasses with C4
photosynthesis. Extensive field trials of Miscanthus spp. biomass production in Europe …

Miscanthus: a promising biomass crop

EA Heaton, FG Dohleman, AF Miguez, JA Juvik… - Advances in botanical …, 2010‏ - Elsevier
Abstract The C 4 grass Miscanthus× giganteus is of increasing interest as a biomass
feedstock for renewable fuel production. This review describes what is known to date on M.× …

Miscanthus biomass production for energy in Europe and its potential contribution to decreasing fossil fuel carbon emissions

JC Clifton‐brown, PF Stampfl… - Global change …, 2004‏ - Wiley Online Library
Field trials throughout Europe over the past 15 years have confirmed the potential for high
biomass production from Miscanthus, a giant perennial rhizomatous grass with C4 …

Miscanthus for Renewable Energy Generation: European Union Experience and Projections for Illinois

EA Heaton, SP Long, TB Voigt, MB Jones… - … Adaptation Strategies for …, 2004‏ - Springer
When considering renewable energy from plants, corn ethanol and reforestation have been
widely promoted. Herbaceous perennials, which produce an annual crop of above ground …

Growth and agronomy of Miscanthus x giganteus for biomass production

E Anderson, R Arundale, M Maughan, A Oladeinde… - Biofuels, 2011‏ - Taylor & Francis
Miscanthus x giganteus is a highly productive, sterile, rhizomatous, C4 perennial grass that
should be considered as a feedstock for bioenergy production. Here, we review the current …