2016/01/01 by Maryse Brancourt, Brancourt-Hulmel, Maryse, Fabien Ferchaud +7
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Engineering · #Agricultural resources #Amélioration génétique #Bioenergy #Bioenergy crop production and management #Biofuel production and bioconversion #Biomasse #Bioénergie #Breeding #Culture #Culture agricole #Culture forestière #Cultures #Feedstocks #Forest #Forest Biomass Utilization and Management #Forest resources #Forêt #Forêts #Production de biomasse #Ressource agricole #Ressource forestière #Short rotation coppice #Sustainability #Taillis à courte rotation #Taillis à tres courte rotation
paper · doi:10.15454/1.513772739642838e12
openalex publication_date 2016/01/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/22
Lignocellulosic feedstocks for renewable energy need to reconcile high yield, a limited environmental footprint and a composition adapted to the industrial procedures for the production of heat and electricity, methane or second-generation transport fuels. This article will review the performance of several dedicated feedstocks for sustainable biomass production. At the agronomic level, feedstocks are compared for their biomass yield, nitrogen export and nitrogen/carbon ratios as well as the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and corresponding costs. In addition, the productivity of ethanol per ha is illustrated and perspectives for genetic improvement are discussed. Concerning forestry crops, short and very short rotation coppice and “stored coppice” systems are presented including the considerable scope for further genetic improvement and the development of semi-dedicated feedstock strategies. In conclusion, perennial C4 grasses (miscanthus, switchgrass) and trees under a short rotation coppice regime are complementary bioenergy feedstocks and are the object of genetic improvement programs in INRA laboratories.