Key traits for biomass production identified in different Miscanthus species at two harvest dates

Zub, H. W.; Arnoult, Stéphanie; Brancourt-Hulmel, M.

doi:10.1016/j.biombioe.2010.10.020

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“…Yan et al (2012) also found that the biomass yield of M. sinensis was positively correlated with plant height and tuft diameter in the second year. Our results showed that, of the species tested, M. floridulus had the greatest biomass yield in the second and third years, in Europe and USA (Clifton-Brown et al, 2001;Anderson et al, 2011), Zub et al (2011 reported about a clone of M. floridulus that produced a similar or even greater biomass yield than M. × giganteus. Taiwanese native M. floridulus accessions collected from different altitudes produced yields of more than 20 t DM/ha/yr after transplantation in the field (Huang et al, 2011).…”

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“…However, Clifton-Brown & Lewandowski (2002) found that the late-flowering M. sacchariflorus had a lower biomass yield than M. × giganteus. At the inter-genotypic level, there was a strong positive relationship between biomass yield and plant height (Clifton-Brown et al, 2001;Zub et al, 2011). Yan et al (2012) also found that the biomass yield of M. sinensis was positively correlated with plant height and tuft diameter in the second year.…”

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confidence: 88%

“…Jezowski (2008) reported that culm number determined the biomass in the first and third years of growth; in the second year, tuft diameter was most highly correlated with biomass yield. Zub et al (2011) also described a strong positive relationship between culm number and aboveground biomass yield. Our results indicated that culm diameter and tiller number were the two main variables that determined the biomass yield in the first year, while tuft diameter was the main index during the second and third year (Table 3).…”

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confidence: 93%

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Comparison of the growth and biomass production of Miscanthus sinensis, Miscanthus floridulus and Saccharum arundinaceum

Feng

Fang

et al. 2015

Span. j. agric. res.

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Miscanthus and Saccharum are considered excellent candidates for bioenergy feedstock production. A field experiment was conducted in Zhejiang province of China to characterize the phenotypic differences in three species, two of Miscanthus (M. sinensis and M. floridulus) and one of Saccharum (S. arundinaceum), each with two accessions collected from China. Agronomical traits, including plant height, culm number, tuft diameter and culm diameter, were monitored monthly for the first 3 years of growth. For each year of trail, flowering time was observed and biomass yield was harvested. M. floridulus produced a superior biomass yield with increasing plant age associated with higher yields (4.18, 24.16 and 29.01 t dry matter/ha in November of years one to three, respectively). Higher culm diameter, plant height and tuft diameter values were observed for M. floridulus when compared to the other species. Biomass yield was positively correlated to tuft diameter, culm diameter, culm number and negatively to flowering time, but it showed no correlation with plant height. Tuft diameter and culm diameter could be suitable indicators in the selection of accessions for crop yield at the yield-building phase. Studies of the primary colonizers of Miscanthus and Saccharum in their original location may be of interest from the perspective of bioenergy germplasm resource collection.Additional key words: agronomic traits; perennial grasses; correlation analysis.

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Section: Potential Biomass Yield Could Be Predicted By Agronomic Traimentioning

confidence: 88%

Section: Potential Biomass Yield Could Be Predicted By Agronomic Traimentioning

confidence: 93%

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Comparison of the growth and biomass production of Miscanthus sinensis, Miscanthus floridulus and Saccharum arundinaceum

Feng

Fang

et al. 2015

Span. j. agric. res.

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“…Seven belonged to the M. sinensis species: M. sinensis August Feder (Aug), M. sinensis Ferner Osten (Fern), M. sinensis Flamingo (Flam), M. sinensis Goliath (Gol), M. sinensis Malepartus (Male), M. sinensis Rotsilber (Rot), and M. sinensis Yaku Jima (Yaku); and one belonged to the M. sacchariflorus species: M. sacchariflorus (Sacc) ( Table 1). The biomass yield of this selection of clones was provided in Zub et al [29]. In field conditions, without any inputs, the biomass yields of these clones varied from 1.4 t to 15.6 t/ha at winter harvest during the third year of the crop.…”

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Miscanthus Clones Display Large Variation in Floral Biology and Different Environmental Sensitivities Useful for Breeding

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A wider range of Miscanthus varieties is required to develop Miscanthus clones that are suitable for bioenergy production. For this reason, breeding programs need to be initiated using knowledge regarding the genetic influence on floral biological traits. The objective of the present study was to characterize the genotypic variation in flowering and panicle architecture traits in Miscanthus by studying (i) the clone effect on these traits and (ii) the clone sensitivity to environmental conditions. The flowering traits characterized were date of panicle emergence, date of flowering onset, and interval between these two traits. The panicle architecture traits characterized were total panicle length, longest panicle raceme size, raceme number per panicle, floral density, and total flower number per panicle. Eight clones were studied in a greenhouse under four environmental conditions including two day lengths (an 8-h short day length and a natural day length) and two temperature treatments (warm and cool). Miscanthus clones showed large differences in flowering and panicle architecture traits. Moreover, day length appeared to be the most important environmental factor creating differential clone sensitivities for the panicle emergence and the onset of flowering in contrast to temperature factor for the total flower number per panicle. In addition, the behavior of the clone Sacc was in contrast with that of the other clones for most of the traits studied. This knowledge will be useful to optimize the synchronization of flowering between Miscanthus clones for more successful breeding programs.

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“…These characteristics include high yield, cold tolerance, C4 photosynthesis, perenniality, non-invasiveness, low requirement for inputs such as fertilisers and herbicides, ease of harvesting and handling (Jørgensen, 2011;Robson et al, 2012).Miscanthus x giganteus can be harvested from November (after early frosts) until the beginning of the following vegetation cycle (March, April). Generally, early harvesting will maximize the yield per hectare while late harvest will lower it Zub et al, 2011). Due to leaf and stem apex fall, the yield tends to lower by 33-38 % on average from the October harvest until February harvest time (Dželetović et al, 2014).…”

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Energy valorization of Miscanthus x giganteus biomass: A case study in Croatia

Bilandžija¹,

Jurišić²,

Voća³

et al. 2017

J Process Energy Agric

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Key traits for biomass production identified in different Miscanthus species at two harvest dates

Cited by 72 publications

References 8 publications

Comparison of the growth and biomass production of Miscanthus sinensis, Miscanthus floridulus and Saccharum arundinaceum

Comparison of the growth and biomass production of Miscanthus sinensis, Miscanthus floridulus and Saccharum arundinaceum

Miscanthus Clones Display Large Variation in Floral Biology and Different Environmental Sensitivities Useful for Breeding

Energy valorization of Miscanthus x giganteus biomass: A case study in Croatia

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