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1. Upscaling miscanthus production in the United Kingdom: the benefits, challenges, and trade‐offs

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Hodgson, E.M., McCalmont, J., Rowe, R., Whitaker, J., Holder, A., Clifton‐Brown, J.C., Thornton, J., Hastings, A., Robson, P.R.H., Webster, R.J., Farrar, K., Donnison, I.S., Hodgson, E.M., McCalmont, J., Rowe, R., Whitaker, J., Holder, A., Clifton‐Brown, J.C., Thornton, J., Hastings, A., Robson, P.R.H., Webster, R.J., Farrar, K., and Donnison, I.S.

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The UK sixth carbon budget has recommended domestic biomass supply should increase to meet growing demand, planting a minimum of 30,000 hectares of perennial energy crops a year by 2035, with a view to establishing 700,000 hectares by 2050 to meet the requirements of the balanced net zero pathway. Miscanthus is a key biomass crop to scale up domestic biomass production in the United Kingdom. A cohesive land management strategy, based on robust evidence, will be required to ensure upscaling of miscanthus cultivation maximizes the environmental and economic benefits and minimizes undesirable consequences. This review examines research into available land areas, environmental impacts, barriers to uptake, and the challenges, benefits, and trade-offs required to upscale miscanthus production on arable land and grassland in the United Kingdom. Expansion of perennial biomass crops has been considered best restricted to marginal land, less suited to food production. The review identifies a trade-off between avoiding competition with food production and a risk of encroaching on areas containing high-biodiversity or high-carbon stocks, such as semi-natural grasslands. If areas of land suitable for food production are needed to produce the biomass required for emission reduction, the review indicates there are multiple strategies for miscanthus to complement long-term food security rather than compete with it. On arable land, a miscanthus rotation with a cycle length of 10–20 years can be employed as fallow period for fields experiencing yield decline, soil fatigue, or persistent weed problems. On improved grassland areas, miscanthus presents an option for diversification, flood mitigation, and water quality improvement. Strategies need to be developed to integrate miscanthus into farming systems in a way that is profitable, sensitive to local demand, climate, and geography, and complements rather than competes with food production by increasing overall farm profitability and

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2024

5. Greenhouse gas emissions from European grasslands

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Soussana, J.F., Salètes, S., Smith, P., Schils, R.L.M., Ogle, S., Amézquita, M.C., Buendia, L., Ewert, F., Hensen, A., Kuikman, P.J., Leffelaar, P.A., Oenema, O., van Amstel, A.R., van Putten, B., Verhagen, J., Allard, V., Ambus, P., Arrouays, D., Ball, B., Boeckx, P., Brüning, C., Buchmann, N., Campbell, C., Cellier, P., Cernusca, A., Clifton-Brown, J.C., Dämmgen, U., Fiorelli, J.L., Flechard, C., Freibauer, A., Fuhrer, J., Harrison, R., Hiederer, R., Janssens, I., Jayet, P.A., Jones, M., Jouany, J.P., Jungkunst, H., Lagreid, M., Leip, A., Loiseau, P., Martin, C., Milford, C., Neftel, A., Olesen, J.E., Pesmajoglou, S., Petersen, S.O., Pilegaard, K., Raschi, A., Rees, R.M., Sezzi, E., Skiba, U., Stefani, P., Sutton, M.A., van Cleemput, O., van Wesemael, B., Viovy, N., Vuichard, N., Tuba, Z., Weigel, H.J., and Willers, H.C.

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WIMEK, AFSG Agrisystems & Environment, Soil Science Centre, Agrotechnology and Food Sciences, Soil Biology, Agrotechnologie en Levensmiddelentechnologie, PE&RC, Wiskundige en Statistische Methoden - Biometris, Environmental Systems Analysis, Plant Production Systems, Milieusysteemanalyse, Plantaardige Productiesystemen, Life Science, Alterra - Centrum Bodem, Wageningen Environmental Research, Mathematical and Statistical Methods - Biometris, Wageningen Livestock Research, Bodembiologie
Published
2004

8. Greenhouse gas emissions from European croplands

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Smith, P., Amézquita, M.C., Buendia, L., Ewert, F., Kuikman, P.J., Leffelaar, P.A., Oenema, O., Saletes, S., Schils, R.L.M., Soussana, J.F., van Amstel, A.R., van Putten, B., Verhagen, A., Ambus, P., Andrén, O., Arrouays, D., Ball, B., Boeckx, P., Brüning, C., Buchmann, N., Cellier, P., Cernusca, A., Clifton-Brown, J.C., Dämmgen, U., Favoino, E., Fiorelli, J.L., Flechard, C., Freibauer, A., Hacala, S., Harrison, R., Hiederer, R., Janssens, I., Jayet, P.A., Jouany, J.P., Jungkunst, H., Karlsson, T., Lagreid, M., Leip, A., Loiseau, P., Milford, C., Neftel, A., Ogle, S., Olesen, J.E., Perälä, P., Pesmajoglou, S., Petersen, S.O., Pilegaard, K., Raschi, A., Regina, K., Rounsevell, M., Seguin, B., Sezzi, E., Stefani, P., Stengel, P., van Cleemput, O., van Wesemael, B., Viovy, N., Vuichard, N., Weigel, H.J., Weiske, A., Willers, H.C., Smith, P., Amézquita, M.C., Buendia, L., Ewert, F., Kuikman, P.J., Leffelaar, P.A., Oenema, O., Saletes, S., Schils, R.L.M., Soussana, J.F., van Amstel, A.R., van Putten, B., Verhagen, A., Ambus, P., Andrén, O., Arrouays, D., Ball, B., Boeckx, P., Brüning, C., Buchmann, N., Cellier, P., Cernusca, A., Clifton-Brown, J.C., Dämmgen, U., Favoino, E., Fiorelli, J.L., Flechard, C., Freibauer, A., Hacala, S., Harrison, R., Hiederer, R., Janssens, I., Jayet, P.A., Jouany, J.P., Jungkunst, H., Karlsson, T., Lagreid, M., Leip, A., Loiseau, P., Milford, C., Neftel, A., Ogle, S., Olesen, J.E., Perälä, P., Pesmajoglou, S., Petersen, S.O., Pilegaard, K., Raschi, A., Regina, K., Rounsevell, M., Seguin, B., Sezzi, E., Stefani, P., Stengel, P., van Cleemput, O., van Wesemael, B., Viovy, N., Vuichard, N., Weigel, H.J., Weiske, A., and Willers, H.C.

Published
2004

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