Yield performance of dedicated industrial crops on low?temperature characterized marginal agricultural land in Europe – a review

About 8.37 Mha of European agricultural land is affected by low temperature and thus considered marginal land. This allows for industrial crop cultivation without competing directly with food security or biodiversity conservation. However, little known regarding the yield performance crops under conditions. study therefore compiles available data discusses them in context remaining uncertainties. Overall, 12 were identified as relevant Europe: giant reed (Arundo donax L.), camelina (Camelina sativa L. Crantz), cardoon (Cynara cardunculus crambe (Crambe abyssinica Hochst ex R.E.Fr.), cup plant (Silphium perfoliatum hemp (Cannabis miscanthus (Miscanthus spp.), poplar (Populus canary grass (Phalaris arundinacea sorghum (Sorghum bicolor Moench), switchgrass (Panicum virgatum willow (Salix L.). Good very good growth suitability was indicated camelina, upland switchgrass, grass, willow. Nevertheless, it also found that there are strong variations within selected crops. Little information on effects marginality constraints biomass quality. The uncertainty resulting from this fragmentary situation represents one greatest challenges to large-scale implementation across prone temperatures, especially climate change. © 2021 Authors. Biofuels, Bioproducts Biorefining published Society Industrial Chemistry John Wiley & Sons Ltd.