A large portion of the Loess Plateau of China is characterized as “marginal” with serious land
degradation and desertification problems. Consequently, two policies, Grain for Green and …

Grasses such as Miscanthus ×giganteus and Panicum virgatum (switchgrass) can potentially
be used to produce bioenergy on a large scale in the Midwestern USA. The biomass …

Digestate, a by-product of anaerobic digestion, can be an excellent source of nutrients for
bioenergy crop production, while biochar, resulting from pyrolyzing biomass, can valorize the …

Bioenergy grass species are a renewable energy source, but their productivity has not been
fully realized. Improving photosynthetic efficiency has been proposed as a mechanism to …

Volume and surface area of chloroplasts and surface area of plasmodesmata pit fields are
presented for two C 4 species, maize and sugarcane, with respect to cell surface area and cell …

Agrivoltaic systems, which combine the cultivation of crops with solar panel installations, offer
a novel solution to the dual challenges of energy production and agricultural productivity. …

In South Korea, various attempts have been made to utilize the Pavement Management
System database (PMS DB) more efficiently as a basis for preventive maintenance. Data for the …

The production of dedicated energy crops on marginally productive cropland is projected to
play an important role in reaching the US Billion Ton goal. This study aimed to evaluate warm…

Renewable energy continues to be of interest in the USA due to concerns about the long-termed
availability and the environmental impact of fossil fuels. Miscanthus × giganteus is a …

Chlorophyll is the major light‐absorbing pigment for plant photosynthesis. While evolution
has been selected for high chlorophyll content in leaves, previous work suggests that …