Developing crops that need 10% to 20% less water could expand the U.S. rainfed agricultural region further west, and allow farmers in the current growing zone to maintain profitable harvests even ...

A large scale expansion in bioenergy crop production could be just as detrimental to biodiversity as climate change itself, according to new research.

A team of researchers affiliated with several institutions in the U.S. and Singapore has found that adding bioenergy crops or reforestation would both substantially increase CO2 sequestration, but ...

Large perennial grasses like miscanthus are a primary target for use as bioenergy crops because of their sustainability advantages, but they take several years to establish and aren’t ideal for ...

Best bioenergy crops for sustainable aviation fuels by U.S. region, policy goals Date: July 23, 2024 Source: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, News Bureau Summary: Researchers analyzed ...

These bioenergy crops improved farm-scale biodiversity, compared to food-based agricultural land-use (managed grasslands or arable crops), for three main reasons: reduced management intensity ...

Bioenergy crops, such as Miscanthus and switchgrass, appear to be promising resources for renewable energy, but these new crops did not come with a manual on how to measure details on their ...

Some bioenergy crops are greener than others In the Upper Midwest, switchgrass trumps maize at boosting ecological health ...

WASHINGTON, April 4, 2012 -Researchers looking for ways to get a handle on the bioenergy crop market in this country will likely need to be patient until more of these non-food crops find wide ...

When the bioenergy crops grow, they absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. As long as the CO2 captured when they are burned is safely stored, the process is considered carbon negative.

When the bioenergy crops grow, they absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. As long as the CO2 captured when they are burned is safely stored, the process is considered carbon negative.