Search Results - "Verlinden, MS"

Establishment and two-year growth of a bio-energy plantation with fast-growing Populus trees in Flanders (Belgium): Effects of genotype and former land use by Broeckx, L.S., Verlinden, M.S., Ceulemans, R.

“…In April 2010, a large-scale Short Rotation Coppice (SRC) plantation was established with mainly poplar (Populus spp.) on a former agricultural site (cropland…”
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Changes in belowground biomass after coppice in two Populus genotypes by Berhongaray, G., Verlinden, M.S., Broeckx, L.S., Ceulemans, R.

“…•The entire root system of two poplar genotypes on SRWC was excavated and evaluated pre- and post-coppice.•The coppice of the aboveground stems and shoots…”
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Carbon isotope compositions (δ13C) of leaf, wood and holocellulose differ among genotypes of poplar and between previous land uses in a short‐rotation biomass plantation by VERLINDEN, M. S, FICHOT, R, BROECKX, L. S, VANHOLME, B, BOERJAN, W, CEULEMANS, R

“…The efficiency of water use to produce biomass is a key trait in designing sustainable bioenergy‐devoted systems. We characterized variations in the carbon…”
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Net ecosystem production and carbon balance of an SRC poplar plantation during its first rotation by Verlinden, M.S., Broeckx, L.S., Zona, D., Berhongaray, G., De Groote, T., Camino Serrano, M., Janssens, I.A., Ceulemans, R.

“…To evaluate the potential of woody bioenergy crops as an alternative energy source, there is need for a more comprehensive understanding of their carbon…”
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Energy and climate benefits of bioelectricity from low-input short rotation woody crops on agricultural land over a two-year rotation by Njakou Djomo, S., El Kasmioui, O., De Groote, T., Broeckx, L.S., Verlinden, M.S., Berhongaray, G., Fichot, R., Zona, D., Dillen, S.Y., King, J.S., Janssens, I.A., Ceulemans, R.

“…•A full energy and GHG balance of bioelectricity from SRWC was performed.•Bioelectricity was efficient; it reduced GHG by 52–54% relative to the EU…”
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Soil CO sub(2) efflux in a bioenergy plantation with fast-growing Populus trees - influence of former land use, inter-row spacing and genotype by Verlinden, MS, Broeckx, L S, Wei, H, Ceulemans, R

“…Aims: In this study we quantified the annual soil CO sub(2) efflux (annual SCE) of a short rotation coppice plantation in its establishment phase. We aimed to…”
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A comparative study of four approaches to assess phenology of Populus in a short-rotation coppice culture by Vanbeveren, SP, Bloemen, J, Balzarolo, M, Broeckx, LS, Sarzi-Falchi, I, Verlinden, MS, Ceulemans, R

“…We compared four approaches to assess phenology in a short-rotation coppice culture with 12 poplar (Populus) genotypes. The four approaches quantified…”
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First vs. second rotation of a poplar short rotation coppice: leaf area development, light interception and radiation use efficiency by Broeckx, LS, Vanbeveren, SP, Verlinden, MS, Ceulemans, R

“…Given the high expectations for lignocellulosic biomass as one of the potential solutions for energy security and climate change mitigation, commercial scale…”
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