Variation in canopy duration in the perennial biofuel crop Miscanthus reveals complex associations with yield

• Published in: Journal of experimental botany Vol. 64; no. 8; pp. 2373 - 2383
• Main Authors: Robson, Paul R.H, Farrar, Kerrie, Gay, Alan P, Jensen, Elaine F, Clifton-Brown, John C, Donnison, Iain S
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Oxford University Press [etc.] 01.05.2013; Oxford University Press
• Subjects: Agriculture; Biofuels; Biological and medical sciences; Biomass; canopy; carbon; carbon dioxide; correlation; economics; emissions; energy balance; energy crops; fossil fuels; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Genotype; image analysis; leaves; Miscanthus; Phenotype; Plant physiology and development; Poaceae - genetics; Poaceae - growth & development; Principal Component Analysis; Quantitative Trait, Heritable; RESEARCH PAPER; senescence; Time Factors; canopy duration; Monocotyledones; Perennial plant; Miscanthus; Energy crop; Phenotype; Gramineae; Angiospermae; Botany; trait; Spermatophyta; Bioenergy; Yield; Canopy(vegetation); phenotype; yield

Energy crops can provide a sustainable source of power and fuels, and mitigate the negative effects of CO2 emissions associated with fossil fuel use. Miscanthus is a perennial C4 energy crop capable of producing large biomass yields whilst requiring low levels of input. Miscanthus is largely unimpro...