Linking biomass production in short rotation coppice with soil protection and nature conservation

Long Term Changes in Stand Structure and Biomass Production in Short Rotation Willow Coppice

Nordh, N.-E. 2005 Long term changes in stand structure and biomass production in short rotation willow coppice. Doctor’s dissertation. ISSN 1652-6880, ISBN 91-576-6919-8. Short rotation willow coppice (SRWC) is a recently commercialised agricultural crop in Sweden, producing biomass for energy. The expected lifespan of a SRWC plantation is more than 20 years, or at least 5 harvests. Consequentl...

Short-Rotation Coppice of Willows for the Production of Biomass in Eastern Canada

Impact of RAV1-engineering on poplar biomass production: a short-rotation coppice field trial

BACKGROUND Early branching or syllepsis has been positively correlated with high biomass yields in short-rotation coppice (SRC) poplar plantations, which could represent an important lignocellulosic feedstock for the production of second-generation bioenergy. In prior work, we generated hybrid poplars overexpressing the chestnut gene RELATED TO ABI3/VP1 1 (CsRAV1), which featured c. 80% more sy...

Optimising the Environmental Sustainability of Short Rotation Coppice Biomass Production for Energy

Background and Purpose: Solid biomass from short rotation coppice (SRC) has the potential to significantly contribute to European renewable energy targets and the expected demand for wood for energy, driven mainly by market forces and supported by the targets of national and European energy policies. It is expected that in the near future the number of hectares under SRC will increase in Europe...

Effects of short rotation coppice with willows and poplar on soil ecology

* University of Rostock, Institute of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, Justusvon-Liebig-Weg 6, D-18059 Rostock, Germany ** Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Dept. of Crop Production Ecology, Box 7043, SE750 07 Uppsala, Sweden *** Georg-August University of Göttingen, Buesgen Institute, Soil Science of Temperate and Boreal Ecosystems, Buesgenweg 2, D-37077 Göttingen, Germany Correspo...