Are the environmental benefits of Miscanthus × giganteus suggested by early studies of this crop supported by the broader and longer‐term contemporary studies?

Miguez FE, Maughan M, Bollero GA, Long SP (2012) Modeling spatial and dynamic variation in growth, yield, and yield stability of the bioenergy crops Miscanthus× giganteus and Panicum virgatum across the conterminous United States. U.S. Department of Energy (2011) Giant Miscanthus – Miscanthus × giga...

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Published inGlobal change biology. Bioenergy Vol. 7; no. 4; pp. 567 - 569
Main Author Voigt, Thomas B.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.07.2015
Subjects
Agricultural production
Biomass
Carbon
Carbon dioxide
Carbon dioxide emissions
Carbon sequestration
Corn
Crops
Emissions
Energy
Environmental effects
Environmental factors
Fossil fuels
Grasslands
Greenhouse effect
Greenhouse gases
Industrial plant emissions
Leaching
Miscanthus
Nitrates
Nitrous oxide
Prairies
Primary production
Productivity
Rapeseed
Raw materials
Renewable energy
Soils
Studies
Sustainability
Wheat
Willow
United Kingdom > UK
United States > US
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Summary:Miguez FE, Maughan M, Bollero GA, Long SP (2012) Modeling spatial and dynamic variation in growth, yield, and yield stability of the bioenergy crops Miscanthus× giganteus and Panicum virgatum across the conterminous United States. U.S. Department of Energy (2011) Giant Miscanthus – Miscanthus × giganteus. Zatta A, Clifton-Brown J, Robson P, Hastings A, Monti A (2013) Land use change from C3 grassland to C4 Miscanthus: effects on soil carbon content and estimated mitigation benefit after six years.
ISSN:1757-1693
1757-1707
DOI:10.1111/gcbb.12150