Miscanthus biomass production for energy in Europe and its potential contribution to decreasing fossil fuel carbon emissions

• Published in: Global change biology Vol. 10; no. 4; pp. 509 - 518
• Main Authors: Clifton-Brown, J.C, Stampfl, P.F, Jones, M.B
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing 01.04.2004
• Subjects: biomass; carbon substitution; GIS; Miscanthus; Europe

Field trials throughout Europe over the past 15 years have confirmed the potential for high biomass production from Miscanthus, a giant perennial rhizomatous grass with C4 photosynthesis. However, policies to promote the utilization of biomass crops require yield estimates that can be scaled up to r...