The development of MISCANFOR, a new Miscanthus crop growth model: towards more robust yield predictions under different climatic and soil conditions

• Published in: Global change biology. Bioenergy Vol. 1; no. 2; pp. 154 - 170
• Main Authors: HASTINGS, ASTLEY, CLIFTON-BROWN, JOHN, WATTENBACH, MARTIN, MITCHELL, C. PAUL, SMITH, PETE
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.04.2009; John Wiley & Sons, Inc
• Subjects: Alternative energy sources; Aquatic plants; bioenergy; biomass; Biomass energy; Climate change; Climatic conditions; Crop growth; Crop improvement; Crops; Descriptions; Drought resistance; drought tolerance: frost tolerance; Emissions; Energy crops; Experimental data; Field tests; Frost; Frost resistance; Genotypes; Grasses; Interception; Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change; Light interception; MISCANFOR; MISCANMOD; Miscanthus; Moisture content; Nutrient content; Parameter sensitivity; photoperiod sensitivity; Plant growth; Predictions; Rhizomes; Sensitivity; Soil conditions; Temperature effects; Water content; Water stress; England; United Kingdom > UK; Ireland; Europe

Miscanthus×giganteus (Greef et Deu.), a perennial rhizomatous grass, native of SE Asia, has been trialed Europe‐wide as a potential bio‐energy crop. Plant growth models have been developed to match previously reported field experiments. These models have been used to extrapolate Miscanthus yields to...