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energycrops, etc ; biofuels; climate change; energy; greenhouse gases; land use; landscapes; temperature; China; Show all 9 Subjects
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... Biofuel crops are one of the most promising regenerative alternatives of energy resources to fossil fuels. Revealing the current and future resource distribution patterns of biofuel crops will promote the development of green energies and the mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions. In this study, we first conducted a comprehensive and systematic analysis on the distribution patterns of main biofue ...
energycrops, etc ; Foxtail mosaic virus; Panicum virgatum; allotetraploidy; genes; leaves; magnesium chelatase; mutants; phenotype; Show all 9 Subjects
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... BACKGROUND: Although the genome for the allotetraploid bioenergy crop switchgrass (Panicum virgatum) has been established, limitations in mutant resources have hampered in planta gene function studies toward crop optimization. Virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS) is a versatile technique for transient genetic studies. Here we report the implementation of foxtail mosaic virus (FoMV)-mediated gene si ...
... Root detritusphere is one of the most important sources of N₂O, however, understanding of how N₂O emission from the detritusphere is influenced by soil properties remains elusive. Here, we evaluated the effects of pore architecture and soil moisture on N₂O emission during the decomposition of in-situ grown roots of switchgrass, an important bioenergy crop. We combined dual isotope labeling (¹⁵C an ...
energycrops, etc ; Internet; agroecology; biofuels; biomass; carbon; carbon sequestration; climate; crop production; hardwood; land restoration; sustainable development; trees; India; Show all 14 Subjects
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... Bioenergy production from marginal and degraded lands is getting worldwide attention due to its potential for renewable energy, land restoration, soil carbon sequestration and also for meeting the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. However, majority of the literature reported the bioenergy production prospect based on a single bioenergy crop production system. Therefore, the present art ...
energycrops, etc ; Panicum virgatum; cost analysis; crop production; energy; land use; models; prices; profitability; renewable energy sources; soil; topography; Show all 12 Subjects
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... This study aims to determine the most suitable areas for switchgrass cultivation, one of the most tolerable and preferable modern energy crops, in Eskisehir province, Turkey, and present a cost analysis model including a variety of items such as total cost, extra costs, profit, and dry product sales price. The weighted overlay analysis method was used for the first stage, based on a 5-scale suitab ...
energycrops, etc ; cash crops; cultivars; genetic improvement; germplasm conservation; greenhouses; hybridization; production costs; research institutions; sugar industry; sugarcane; sugars; Mauritius; Show all 13 Subjects
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... Sugarcane was introduced in Mauritius in 1639 and gradually became the sole cash crop of the island for centuries. Although genetic improvement of sugarcane dates back to 1891, sugarcane breeding work on a substantial scale began in Mauritius in 1930 with the creation of the Sugarcane Research Station. In 1953, the Mauritius Sugar Industry Research Institute (MSIRI) was created and was responsible ...
... As an important bioenergy crop, switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) can produce high biomass yield. However, its biomass yield could be further increased by using beneficial microbe inoculation methods. In this study, a plant beneficial symbiotic microbe strain 11F was isolated and identified as Streptomyces alfalfae, which can produce IAA and siderophore. It is also known to have phosphate-solubili ...
... Perennial crops have been proposed as a solution to couple the production of sustainable biomass for multiple uses with several environmental benefits such as soil C storage. Concerns exist that the C sequestered in soil could be lost in a few years after the perennial crops are reverted to arable land. In this study, the current knowledge on the effects of perennial crop reversion on soil C and N ...
... Biological carbon sequestration is considered an important strategy to mitigate climate change. The energy crop Miscanthus × giganteus has great sequestration potential. The objective of this study was to determine: a) the dry matter yield and carbon content in aboveground and belowground biomass; b) the total carbon balance in the plant and soil pool. The study was conducted in continental Croati ...
energycrops, etc ; agricultural industry; air pollution; bioenergy; crop production; energy; energy policy; food security; greenhouse gases; land use change; transportation; water use efficiency; India; Show all 13 Subjects
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... India is committed to increase its use of renewable energy to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions. The country has an overarching goal of installing 450 GW of renewable energy by 2030. Bioenergy can play an important role in the energy mix by balancing the seasonal and hourly power demands that may be unmet by intermittent renewables. Ensuring the sustainable production and consumption of bioenerg ...
energycrops, etc ; agricultural zoning; aviation; biomass production; biorefining; capital; commercialization; credit; energy; feedstocks; fuel production; greenhouse gases; prices; profitability; supply chain; Southeastern United States; Show all 16 Subjects
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... Currently, the global aviation industry uses around 341 billion liters of jet fuel per year, with demand predicted to grow by 50% by the end of 2050. Renewable jet fuel (RJF) may cut greenhouse gas emissions (GHG), increase fuel diversity for the aviation industry, and promote rural economies. The commercialization of RJF has been delayed due to a shortage of sustainable biomass resources. This st ...
energycrops, etc ; Paulownia; agroforestry; biomass production; coppicing; farmers; farms; market prices; profitability; profits and margins; renewable energy sources; vineyards; wine grapes; wood chips; Mediterranean region; Show all 15 Subjects
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... The increase of renewable energy production worldwide, occurred in the last years, is also attributable to some agroforestry species cultivated according to the short rotation coppice technique. Although these species are able of enhancing abandoned or marginal land leading to numerous environmental benefits, an increasing number of farmers are introducing them in place of agricultural crops. Ther ...
... Amaranthus is a fast-growing perennial plant containing large amounts of extractable green proteins and lignocellulose residues. However, it remains to explore optimal Amaranthus biomass process technology for biofuel production. In this study, we examined that mild alkali and acid pretreatments (1% NaOH, 2% H₂SO₄) were sufficient for near-complete biomass enzymatic saccharification, while 8% Amar ...
... The ever-growing number of biogas plants also leads to an increasing demand for suitable, alternative plant substrates. A currently dominant plant substrate is maize silage. However, intensive cultivation of maize (Zea mays L.) as an energy crop in monocultures poses risk to the environment (soil erosion, depletion of soil nutrient supplies, increased concentration of pests—Ostrinia nubilalis). In ...
energycrops, etc ; bioethanol; carbon; crop production; energy; irrigation; resource allocation; soil; weather; Show all 9 Subjects
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... Bioenergy plays a pivotal role in replacing fossil fuels, limiting carbon emissions, and supporting the transformation of low-carbon societies. However, bioenergy crop production requires irrigation and the presence of specific soil and weather conditions, resulting in certain environmental impacts due to uneven resource allocation and depletion. Nexus repercussions occur when activities in an ind ...
energycrops, etc ; Mediterranean climate; agriculture; case studies; castor oil; crop production; eco-efficiency; economic feasibility; economic performance; life cycle assessment; profits and margins; supply chain; Mediterranean region; Show all 13 Subjects
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... Castor is a candidate crop that grows in marginal lands in the Mediterranean area. It can be grown by utilizing minimal resources to provide unique industrial chemicals or to serve as an energy crop. However, it can be also cultivated with intensive inputs providing higher yields. Whether a high input or a low input scheme is more sustainable depends on the economic and environmental impacts of ea ...
Chase R. Crowell; Dustin G. Wilkerson; Mariami Beckauri; Ali R. Cala; Patrick W. McMullen; Stephen Mondo; William Andreopoulos; Anna Lipzen; Kathleen Lail; Mi Yan; Vivian Ng; Igor V. Grigoriev; Lawrence B. Smart; Christine D. Smart
energycrops, etc ; Melampsora; Salix purpurea; genetic recombination; genetic variation; genome; genotype; genotyping by sequencing; lignocellulose; pathogens; plant pathology; population dynamics; population structure; shrubs; single nucleotide polymorphism; New York; Show all 16 Subjects
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... Shrub willows (Salix spp.) are emerging as a viable lignocellulosic, second-generation bioenergy crop with many growth characteristics favorable for marginal lands in New York State and surrounding areas. Willow rust, caused by members of the genus Melampsora, is the most limiting disease of shrub willow in this region and remains extremely understudied. In this study, genetic diversity, genetic s ...
energycrops, etc ; absorption; cassava; food crops; plant physiology; potassium; potassium channels; protein kinases; yeasts; Show all 9 Subjects
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... Cassava is a food crop and an important energy crop worldwide. However, its yield and quality are easily affected by low K⁺ stress, and the molecular mechanism of potassium channel is unknown in cassava. Herein, we revealed that calcineurin B-like 1/9 (MeCBL1/9)-CBL-interacting protein kinase 23 (MeCIPK23)–K⁺ TRANSPORTER1 (MeAKT1) complex plays an important role in low potassium response in cassav ...
energycrops, etc ; Miscanthus; Populus; bioavailability; biochar; bioenergy; biomass production; biosolids; cost effectiveness; crop production; dust; ecosystems; environment; enzymes; greenhouse experimentation; land restoration; nitrogen; phytoremediation; plant growth; water erosion; water purification; Show all 21 Subjects
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... The extreme characteristics of mine tailings generally prohibit microbial processes and natural plant growth. Consequently, vast and numerous tailings sites remain barren for decades and highly susceptible to windblown dust and water erosion. Amendment-assisted phytostabilization is a cost-effective and ecologically productive approach to mitigate the potential transport of residual metals. Due to ...
energycrops, etc ; beverages; biomass; insoluble fiber; juices; prebiotics; probiotics; sorghum stalks; sucrose; sweet sorghum; wastes; Show all 11 Subjects
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... Sweet sorghum with sugar-rich stalks is considered a potential bioenergy crop. In this study, the sucrose in stalk juice was transformed into oligosaccharides by employing microbial and enzymatic methods. The maximum oligosaccharide yield of 10–14 g L⁻¹ was obtained from 20 g L⁻¹ sucrose in the sweet sorghum juice, representing conversion of about 82%–87% sucrose. The caloric value of the modified ...