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Lighting the way to willow biomass production
Author(s) -
Cunniff Jennifer,
Cerasuolo Marianna
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of the science of food and agriculture
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.782
H-Index - 142
eISSN - 1097-0010
pISSN - 0022-5142
DOI - 10.1002/jsfa.4470
Subject(s) - willow , interception , biomass (ecology) , hectare , biofuel , canopy , environmental science , fossil fuel , bioenergy , production (economics) , agricultural engineering , agroforestry , agronomy , pulp and paper industry , botany , waste management , engineering , ecology , biology , economics , macroeconomics , agriculture
Abstract Biofuels produced from willow could help reduce our dependence on fossil fuels. To maximise yields per hectare light interception and utilisation of the plant canopy need to be optimised. Jennifer Cunniff and Marianna Cerasuolo explain how this target can be reached by integrating morphological field measurements and modelling techniques. Copyright © 2011 Society of Chemical Industry