Assessing on-farm productivity of Miscanthus crops by combining soil mapping, yield modelling and remote sensing

• Published in: Biomass & bioenergy Vol. 85; pp. 252 - 261
• Main Authors: Richter, Goetz M., Agostini, Francesco, Barker, Alexandra, Costomiris, Delphine, Qi, Aiming
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.02.2016
• Subjects: agricultural land; Agronomy; bioenergy; biomass; carbon dioxide; carbon sequestration; clay soils; costs and returns; cover crops; Crop establishment; ecosystem services; energy crops; equations; feedstocks; greenhouse gas emissions; greenhouse gases; Internet; issues and policy; Land use; loam soils; Miscanthus; new crops; Optical remote sensing; planting; remote sensing; Soil maps; soil surveys; supply chain; time series analysis; uncertainty; United Kingdom; Yield gap; British Isles; United Kingdom; Crop establishment; Soil maps; Yield gap; Agronomy; Land use; Optical remote sensing

Biomass from agricultural land is a key component of any sustainable bioenergy strategy, and 2nd generation, ligno-cellulosic feedstocks are part of the UK government policy to meet the target of reduced CO2 emission. Pre-harvest estimates of the biomass supply potential are usually based on experim...