2015/02/02 by Lauren D. Quinn, Kaitlin C. Straker, Jia Guo +5 · 104 citations
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Engineering · #Bioenergy crop production and management #Biofuel production and bioconversion #Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance #Biomass (ecology) #Agroforestry #Bioenergy #Environmental science #Marginal land #Flooding (psychology) #Propagule #Climate change #Energy crop #Biofuel #Clearing #Agronomy #Agriculture #Business #Biology #Ecology
paper · pdf · doi:10.1007/s12155-014-9557-y
published in BioEnergy Research 8(3), 1081-1100 (Springer Science+Business Media)
openalex publication_date 2015/02/02 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/23
Given the mandated increases in fuel production from alternative sources, limited high-quality production land, and predicted climate changes, identification of stress-tolerant biomass crops will be increasingly important. However, existing literature largely focuses on the responses of a small number of crops to a single source of abiotic stress. Here, we provide a much-needed review of several types of stress likely to be encountered by biomass crops on marginal lands and under future climate scenarios: drought, flooding, salinity, cold, and heat. The stress responses of 17 leading biomass crops of all growth habits (e.g., perennial grasses, short-rotation woody crops, and large trees) are summarized, and we identify several that could be considered “all purpose” for multiple stress types. Importantly, we note that some of these crops are or could become invasive in some landscapes. Therefore, growers must take care to avoid dissemination of plants or propagules outside of cultivation.