Perennial grasses from the Miscanthus genus — potential source of renewable energy

Sandra Cichorz

s.cichorz@ihar.edu.pl
Instytut Hodowli i Aklimatyzacji Roślin — Państwowy Instytut Badawczy, Zakład Genetyki i Hodowli Roślin Korzeniowych, Bydgoszcz (Poland)

Maria Gośka


Instytut Hodowli i Aklimatyzacji Roślin — Państwowy Instytut Badawczy, Zakład Genetyki i Hodowli Roślin Korzeniowych, Bydgoszcz (Poland)

Anna Litwiniec


Instytut Hodowli i Aklimatyzacji Roślin — Państwowy Instytut Badawczy, Zakład Genetyki i Hodowli Roślin Korzeniowych, Bydgoszcz (Poland)

Abstract

Due to limited fossil fuels resources and rising greenhouse gas emissions there is an urgent need to seek alternative energy sources. According to the European Union Directive 2009/28/WE, Poland, as a Member State, is obligated to increase the share of renewable sources in gross final consumption of energy by 15% till 2020. Biomass has the largest share among the renewables in European and Polish energy consumption. Because of above mentioned reasons, dedicated energy crops are becoming more and more significant. Perennial grasses from the Miscanthus genus are perceived as a potential biomass energy crop. This article presents the history of Miscanthus × giganteus introduction to Europe and Poland, description of the currently available gene pool as well as the agricultural and breeding experience and the features requiring improvement.


Keywords:

biomass, energetic grasses, Miscanthus

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Cichorz, S., Gośka, M. and Litwiniec, A. (2014) “Perennial grasses from the Miscanthus genus — potential source of renewable energy”, Bulletin of Plant Breeding and Acclimatization Institute, (274), pp. 133–151. doi: 10.37317/biul-2014-0013.

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Sandra Cichorz 
s.cichorz@ihar.edu.pl
Instytut Hodowli i Aklimatyzacji Roślin — Państwowy Instytut Badawczy, Zakład Genetyki i Hodowli Roślin Korzeniowych, Bydgoszcz Poland

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Maria Gośka 

Instytut Hodowli i Aklimatyzacji Roślin — Państwowy Instytut Badawczy, Zakład Genetyki i Hodowli Roślin Korzeniowych, Bydgoszcz Poland

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Anna Litwiniec 

Instytut Hodowli i Aklimatyzacji Roślin — Państwowy Instytut Badawczy, Zakład Genetyki i Hodowli Roślin Korzeniowych, Bydgoszcz Poland

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