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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"short rotation coppice"”.
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Modelling climate change impacts on the productivity of short rotation coppice
… hybrids of Salix and Populus can be grown in a short rotation coppice (SRC) system to produce renewable energy. This PhD investigates the interactions between the environment and productivity, with a view to finding the key limiting factors to yield and the potential of these crops to fulfil UK …
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Biomass production using short rotation coppice techniques on two coal spoil tips in South Wales
Short rotation biomass trials were undertaken on two reclaimed coal tips (Bryn Pica and Fforchwen) in the Cynon Valley of South Wales. Three species - Populus interamericana 'Beaupre', Alnus glutinosa and Salix cinerea – were grown with five experimental treatments, these being control, NPK, broom …
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Predicting the yield and water-use of poplar short rotation coppice under a future climate
… water-use of<br/>bioenergy crops such as poplar short rotation coppice (SRC). Marked changes in patterns<br/>of precipitation and temperature are predicted globally as a result of anthropogenic climate<br/>change. This is likely to significantly impact on the yield and transpiration of poplar …
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The potential of Short Rotation Coppice (SRC) willow (Salix L.) as a biomass crop in Orkney.
… an increased density (20,000 plants ha-1) and short harvest cycles (2-3 years) are more probably suitable. SRC crops grown on ex-grasslands in Orkney do not require the application of additional fertilisers, in the first harvest cycle, due to the fertility of the soil. Moreover fertiliser …
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Optimising carbon storage by land-management
… investigated the impacts of arable conversion to short rotation coppice willow, and of peatland afforestation, both indentifying losses of SOC following the land-use change. Measurement of biomass carbon gains, full life cycle assessment of the each landuse, and the impacts of varying types of …
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Agroforestry in the Temperate Landscape: Precedent, Practice, and Design Proposal
… Cropping, Multi-functional Riparian Buffers, Short-rotation coppice, Non-timber forest farming, and novel crop breeding have potential to radically reshape American agricultural practices. As sediment and erosion control becomes stricter in agricultural land, and if future carbon tax or …
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Implications for biodiversity of the deployment of commercial scale short rotation willow coppice
Willow short rotation coppice (SRC) is seen as an important renewable energy source within temperate regions including the UK and its deployment within the agri-environment is supported by a number of goverment policies. Willow SRC represents a significant land use change and its deployment has …
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A Temperature-Dependent Development Model for Willow Beetle Species (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in Ireland: Simulation of Phenology/Voltinism in Response to Climate Change
… meet future demand. Woody biomass in the form of short rotation coppice willow (SRCW) is considered a viable option. SRCW is vulnerable to damage by a range of diseases and pests however. The blue (Phratora vulgatissima) and brown (Galerucella lineola) willow beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) …
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Fundamental studies of the behaviour of biomass and waste materials in gasification systems
… includes the biomass materials, cereal straw, short rotation coppice wood and pine round wood, and refuse derived fuels (RDF). These materials are increasingly being employed as renewable alternatives to fossil fuels in industrial energy conversion plants in Europe and elsewhere. Chars were …
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Diversity and Evolution of Short Interspersed Nuclear Elements (SINEs) in Angiosperm and Gymnosperm Species and their Application as molecular Markers for Genotyping
Short interspersed nuclear elements (SINEs) are small non-autonomous and heterogeneous retrotransposons, widespread in animals and plants and usually differentially propagated in related species resulting in genome-specific copy numbers. Within the monocots, the Poaceae (sweet grasses) is the …
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Trockenheitsreaktionen und holzanatomische Eigenschaften der Zitter-Pappel (Populus tremula L.) – Physiologie und QTL-Mapping
Holz aus Kurzumtriebsplantagen (KUP) mit Pappeln (Populus spp.) kann eine bedeutende Rolle im Mix der Bioenergieressourcen in Deutschland spielen. Trotz eines günstigen Energieinput-Energieoutput-Verhältnisses ist das Erreichen wirtschaftlich zufriedenstellender Ergebnisse mit KUP jedoch auf den …