Novel Miscanthus hybrids: Modelling productivity on marginal land in Europe using dynamics of canopy development determined by light interception
Abstract New biomass crop hybrids for bioeconomic expansion require yield projections to determine their potential for strategic land use planning in the face of global challenges. Our biomass growth simulation incorporates radiation interception and conversion efficiency. Models often use leaf area...
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| author | Anita Shepherd Danny Awty‐Carroll Jason Kam Chris Ashman Elena Magenau Enrico Martani Mislav Kontek Andrea Ferrarini Stefano Amaducci Chris Davey Vanja Jurišić Gert‐Jan Petrie Mohamad Al Hassan Isabelle Lamy Iris Lewandowski Emmanuel deMaupeou Jon McCalmont Luisa Trindade Kasper van derCruijsen Philip van derPluijm Rebecca Rowe Andrew Lovett Iain Donnison Andreas Kiesel John Clifton‐Brown Astley Hastings |
| author_facet | Anita Shepherd Danny Awty‐Carroll Jason Kam Chris Ashman Elena Magenau Enrico Martani Mislav Kontek Andrea Ferrarini Stefano Amaducci Chris Davey Vanja Jurišić Gert‐Jan Petrie Mohamad Al Hassan Isabelle Lamy Iris Lewandowski Emmanuel deMaupeou Jon McCalmont Luisa Trindade Kasper van derCruijsen Philip van derPluijm Rebecca Rowe Andrew Lovett Iain Donnison Andreas Kiesel John Clifton‐Brown Astley Hastings |
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| description | Abstract New biomass crop hybrids for bioeconomic expansion require yield projections to determine their potential for strategic land use planning in the face of global challenges. Our biomass growth simulation incorporates radiation interception and conversion efficiency. Models often use leaf area to predict interception which is demanding to determine accurately, so instead we use low‐cost rapid light interception measurements using a simple laboratory‐made line ceptometer and relate the dynamics of canopy closure to thermal time, and to measurements of biomass. We apply the model to project the European biomass potentials of new market‐ready hybrids for 2020–2030. Field measurements are easier to collect, the calibration is seasonally dynamic and reduces influence of weather variation between field sites. The model obtained is conservative, being calibrated by crops of varying establishment and varying maturity on less productive (marginal) land. This results in conservative projections of miscanthus hybrids for 2020–2030 based on 10% land use conversion of the least (productive) grassland and arable for farm diversification, which show a European potential of 80.7–89.7 Mt year−1 biomass, with potential for 1.2–1.3 EJ year−1 energy and 36.3–40.3 Mt year−1 carbon capture, with seeded Miscanthus sacchariflorus × sinensis displaying highest yield potential. Simulated biomass projections must be viewed in light of the field measurements on less productive land with high soil water deficits. We are attempting to model the results from an ambitious and novel project combining new hybrids across Europe with agronomy which has not been perfected on less productive sites. Nevertheless, at the time of energy sourcing issues, seed‐propagated miscanthus hybrids for the upscaled provision of bioenergy offer an alternative source of renewable energy. If European countries provide incentives for growers to invest, seeded hybrids can improve product availability and biomass yields over the current commercial miscanthus variety. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2861249fda9e4e1a9b14a8b1cf1a46a32023-03-13T10:09:36ZengWileyGCB Bioenergy1757-16931757-17072023-04-0115444446110.1111/gcbb.13029Novel Miscanthus hybrids: Modelling productivity on marginal land in Europe using dynamics of canopy development determined by light interceptionAnita Shepherd0Danny Awty‐Carroll1Jason Kam2Chris Ashman3Elena Magenau4Enrico Martani5Mislav Kontek6Andrea Ferrarini7Stefano Amaducci8Chris Davey9Vanja Jurišić10Gert‐Jan Petrie11Mohamad Al Hassan12Isabelle Lamy13Iris Lewandowski14Emmanuel deMaupeou15Jon McCalmont16Luisa Trindade17Kasper van derCruijsen18Philip van derPluijm19Rebecca Rowe20Andrew Lovett21Iain Donnison22Andreas Kiesel23John Clifton‐Brown24Astley Hastings25Biological Sciences University of Aberdeen Aberdeen, Scotland UKInstitute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences Aberystwyth University Aberystwyth UKTerravesta Lincoln UKInstitute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences Aberystwyth University Aberystwyth UKDepartment of Biobased Resources in the Bioeconomy, Institute of Crop Science University of Hohenheim Stuttgart GermanyDepartment of Sustainable Crop Production Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Piacenza ItalyDepartment of Ag Technology, Faculty of Agriculture University of Zagreb Zagreb CroatiaDepartment of Sustainable Crop Production Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Piacenza ItalyDepartment of Sustainable Crop Production Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Piacenza ItalyInstitute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences Aberystwyth University Aberystwyth UKDepartment of Ag Technology, Faculty of Agriculture University of Zagreb Zagreb CroatiaMiscanthusgroep Zwanenburg The NetherlandsPlant Breeding Wageningen University and Research Wageningen The NetherlandsFrench National Institute for Agriculture, Food, and Environment Paris FranceDepartment of Biobased Resources in the Bioeconomy, Institute of Crop Science University of Hohenheim Stuttgart GermanyNovabiom Champhol FranceBiological Sciences University of Aberdeen Aberdeen, Scotland UKPlant Breeding Wageningen University and Research Wageningen The NetherlandsPlant Breeding Wageningen University and Research Wageningen The NetherlandsNovabiom Champhol FranceNERC Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Lancaster Environment Centre Lancaster UKSchool of Environmental Sciences University of East Anglia Norwich UKInstitute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences Aberystwyth University Aberystwyth UKDepartment of Biobased Resources in the Bioeconomy, Institute of Crop Science University of Hohenheim Stuttgart GermanyInstitute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences Aberystwyth University Aberystwyth UKBiological Sciences University of Aberdeen Aberdeen, Scotland UKAbstract New biomass crop hybrids for bioeconomic expansion require yield projections to determine their potential for strategic land use planning in the face of global challenges. Our biomass growth simulation incorporates radiation interception and conversion efficiency. Models often use leaf area to predict interception which is demanding to determine accurately, so instead we use low‐cost rapid light interception measurements using a simple laboratory‐made line ceptometer and relate the dynamics of canopy closure to thermal time, and to measurements of biomass. We apply the model to project the European biomass potentials of new market‐ready hybrids for 2020–2030. Field measurements are easier to collect, the calibration is seasonally dynamic and reduces influence of weather variation between field sites. The model obtained is conservative, being calibrated by crops of varying establishment and varying maturity on less productive (marginal) land. This results in conservative projections of miscanthus hybrids for 2020–2030 based on 10% land use conversion of the least (productive) grassland and arable for farm diversification, which show a European potential of 80.7–89.7 Mt year−1 biomass, with potential for 1.2–1.3 EJ year−1 energy and 36.3–40.3 Mt year−1 carbon capture, with seeded Miscanthus sacchariflorus × sinensis displaying highest yield potential. Simulated biomass projections must be viewed in light of the field measurements on less productive land with high soil water deficits. We are attempting to model the results from an ambitious and novel project combining new hybrids across Europe with agronomy which has not been perfected on less productive sites. Nevertheless, at the time of energy sourcing issues, seed‐propagated miscanthus hybrids for the upscaled provision of bioenergy offer an alternative source of renewable energy. If European countries provide incentives for growers to invest, seeded hybrids can improve product availability and biomass yields over the current commercial miscanthus variety.https://doi.org/10.1111/gcbb.13029biomasslight absorptionlight interceptionmiscanthussacchariflorusseeded hybrid |
| spellingShingle | Anita Shepherd Danny Awty‐Carroll Jason Kam Chris Ashman Elena Magenau Enrico Martani Mislav Kontek Andrea Ferrarini Stefano Amaducci Chris Davey Vanja Jurišić Gert‐Jan Petrie Mohamad Al Hassan Isabelle Lamy Iris Lewandowski Emmanuel deMaupeou Jon McCalmont Luisa Trindade Kasper van derCruijsen Philip van derPluijm Rebecca Rowe Andrew Lovett Iain Donnison Andreas Kiesel John Clifton‐Brown Astley Hastings Novel Miscanthus hybrids: Modelling productivity on marginal land in Europe using dynamics of canopy development determined by light interception GCB Bioenergy biomass light absorption light interception miscanthus sacchariflorus seeded hybrid |
| title | Novel Miscanthus hybrids: Modelling productivity on marginal land in Europe using dynamics of canopy development determined by light interception |
| title_full | Novel Miscanthus hybrids: Modelling productivity on marginal land in Europe using dynamics of canopy development determined by light interception |
| title_fullStr | Novel Miscanthus hybrids: Modelling productivity on marginal land in Europe using dynamics of canopy development determined by light interception |
| title_full_unstemmed | Novel Miscanthus hybrids: Modelling productivity on marginal land in Europe using dynamics of canopy development determined by light interception |
| title_short | Novel Miscanthus hybrids: Modelling productivity on marginal land in Europe using dynamics of canopy development determined by light interception |
| title_sort | novel miscanthus hybrids modelling productivity on marginal land in europe using dynamics of canopy development determined by light interception |
| topic | biomass light absorption light interception miscanthus sacchariflorus seeded hybrid |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1111/gcbb.13029 |
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