1st Edition
Miscanthus for Bioenergy Production Crop Production, Utilization and Climate Change Mitigation
By Michael B. Jones
Copyright 2019
134 Pages
by
Routledge
134 Pages
22 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
134 Pages
22 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Miscanthus has been enthusiastically promoted as a second generation biomass crop, and this book provides a comprehensive review of this knowledge. Miscanthus , also known as elephant grass, is a high yielding grass crop that grows over three metres tall, resembles bamboo and produces a crop every year without the need for replanting or fertiliser application . The rapid growth, low... Read more
1. Bioenergy and its Global Potential 2. Identifying High Yielding Biomass Crops 3. Controls of Miscanthus Productivity 4. Environmental Sustainability of Miscanthus 5. Breeding to Improve Miscanthus 6. Commercial Uses of Miscanthus Biomass 7. Policies and Markets: the Future for Miscanthus
Biography
Michael B. Jones is Emeritus Professor of Botany at Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin, Ireland.
