Open AccessNutrient and drought stress: implications for phenology and biomass quality in miscanthus
Author(s) -
Ricardo M. F. da Costa,
Rachael Simister,
Luned Roberts,
Emma TimmsTaravella,
Arthur B. Cambler,
Fiona Corke,
Jiwan Han,
Richard J. Ward,
Marcos Silveira Buckeridge,
Leonardo D. Gómez,
Maurice Bosch
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
annals of botany
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.567
H-Index - 176
eISSN - 1095-8290
pISSN - 0305-7364
DOI - 10.1093/aob/mcy155
Subject(s) - miscanthus , biology , biomass (ecology) , agronomy , nutrient , miscanthus sinensis , sugar , bioenergy , microbiology and biotechnology , biofuel , ecology , food science
The cultivation of dedicated biomass crops, including miscanthus, on marginal land provides a promising approach to the reduction of dependency on fossil fuels. However, little is known about the impact of environmental stresses often experienced on lower-grade agricultural land on cell-wall quality traits in miscanthus biomass crops. In this study, three different miscanthus genotypes were exposed to drought stress and nutrient stress, both separately and in combination, with the aim of evaluating their impact on plant growth and cell-wall properties.
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