scholarly journals The Suitability of Short Rotation Coppice Crops for Phytoremediation of Urban Soils

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 307 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elio Padoan ◽  
Iride Passarella ◽  
Marco Prati ◽  
Sara Bergante ◽  
Gianni Facciotto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Biomass Production ◽  
Green Infrastructure ◽  
Biomass Yield ◽  
Short Rotation Coppice ◽  
Contaminated Site ◽  
Urban Context ◽  
Short Rotation ◽  
Bioavailable Fraction ◽  
Elemental Uptake ◽  
Second Year

This experiment was aimed at verifying the usefulness of phytoremediation using Short Rotation Coppice (SRC) in an urban Zn-contaminated site. Besides elemental uptake and reclamation, the SRC method was applied to evaluate the additional benefits of a green infrastructure. Nine different plants with rapid growth and large biomass production were selected: three Populus clones, three Salix hybrids, and three Robinia genotypes. Annual and biennial coppicing were evaluated. Poplar clones were more productive using annual coppicing, while Salix and Robinia produced higher biomass in blocks not coppiced. Poplar had the highest phytoextraction rate during the second year, with 1077 g/ha. Salix clones S1 and S3 extracted similar quantities using biennial coppicing. After two years, the bioavailable fraction of Zn decreased significantly using all species, from the 26% decrease of Robinia to the 36% decrease of Salix. The short rotation coppice method proved to be useful in an urban context, for both landscape and limiting the access to the contaminated area. Improving the biomass yield through the phytomanagement options (fertilization, irrigation, coppicing, etc.) could make SRC phytoremediation an economic and effective solution to manage urban contaminated areas, coupling the added values of biomass production to the landscape benefits.

scholarly journals Estimation of Yield Loss Due to Deer Browsing in a Short Rotation Coppice Willow Plantation in Northern Japan

Forests ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 809 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hisanori Harayama ◽  
Qingmin Han ◽  
Makoto Ishihara ◽  
Mitsutoshi Kitao ◽  
Akira Uemura ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Linear Model ◽  
Generalized Linear Model ◽  
Yield Loss ◽  
Biomass Yield ◽  
Short Rotation Coppice ◽  
Potential Yield ◽  
Simple Method ◽  
Deer Browsing ◽  
Short Rotation ◽  
Northern Japan

Deer browsing is a major factor causing significant declines in yield in short rotation coppice (SRC) willow, but the resultant yield loss is difficult to estimate because it requires extensive investigation, especially when the standard yield is unknown. We investigated a simple method for estimating yield loss due to deer browsing. We enclosed an experimental SRC willow plantation in Hokkaido, northern Japan, planted with 12 clones, with an electric fence; deer browsing did, however, occur in the first summer of the second harvest cycle. We counted the number of sprouting stems and deer-browsed stems per plant and, after three years, the yield of each clone was analyzed using a generalized linear model with the above two parameters for the numbers of stems as explanatory variables. The model explained the yield of 11 out of the 12 clones, and estimated that browsing of a single stem per plant could reduce yield to 80%. Losses due to deer browsing were estimated to be as much as 6.0 oven dry ton ha−1 yr−1. The potential yield in the absence of deer browsing ranged from 2.2 to 7.5 oven dry ton ha−1 yr−1 among clones, and was significantly positively correlated with the estimated yield loss due to deer browsing. Our results suggest that a generalized linear model can be used to estimate the yield loss due to deer browsing from a simple survey, and deer browsing could significantly reduce willow biomass yield from the clones we studied, and thus countermeasures to control deer browsing are therefore necessary if sufficient willow biomass yield is to be produced.

Biomass production of poplar short rotation coppice over five and six rotations and its aptitude as a fuel

2019 ◽  
Vol 122 ◽  
pp. 183-192 ◽  
Author(s):  
Petra Štochlová ◽  
Kateřina Novotná ◽  
Mário Costa ◽  
Abel Rodrigues
Keyword(s):  
Biomass Production ◽  
Short Rotation Coppice ◽  
Short Rotation

Morphological and physiological traits influencing biomass productivity in short-rotation coppice poplar

2004 ◽  
Vol 34 (7) ◽  
pp. 1488-1498 ◽  
Author(s):  
A M Rae ◽  
K M Robinson ◽  
N R Street ◽  
G Taylor
Keyword(s):  
Biomass Yield ◽  
Populus Deltoides ◽  
Hybrid Poplar ◽  
Biomass Productivity ◽  
Biomass Energy ◽  
Short Rotation Coppice ◽  
High Yield ◽  
Breeding Programs ◽  
Basal Diameter ◽  
Short Rotation

Fast-growing hybrid poplar (Populus spp.) have potential as a short-rotation coppice crop grown for biomass energy. This work identifies traits for fast growth studied in an American interspecific pedigree derived from Populus trichocarpa Torr. & A. Gray × Populus deltoides Marsh. grown in the United Kingdom for the first time. The biomass yield after the first coppice rotation was estimated to range from 0.04 to 23.68 oven-dried t·ha–1·year–1. This great range suggests that genotypes from this pedigree may be used to understand the genetic basis of high yield in short-rotation coppice, which would be advantageous for informing breeding programs for biomass crops. Relationships between stem, leaf, cell traits, and biomass yield were investigated. Partial least-squares analysis was used to order the traits by importance. The traits most influential on biomass were maximum stem height throughout the growing season, basal diameter, number of stems, and number of sylleptic branches, which showed high heritability, indicating excellent potential for breeding programs. The leaf traits, leaf area, number of leaves on the leading stem, and plastochron index were also associated with an increase in biomass, leading to a better understanding of this trait.

scholarly journals Impact of RAV1-engineering on poplar biomass production: a short-rotation coppice field trial

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alicia Moreno-Cortés ◽  
José Manuel Ramos-Sánchez ◽  
Tamara Hernández-Verdeja ◽  
Pablo González-Melendi ◽  
Ana Alves ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Biomass Production ◽  
Field Trial ◽  
Short Rotation Coppice ◽  
Short Rotation
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