Optimizing the bioenergy water footprint by selecting SRC willow canopy phenotypes: regional scenario simulations.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

Bioenergy is central for the future energy mix to mitigate climate change impacts; however, its intricate link with the water cycle calls for an evaluation of the carbon-water nexus in biomass production. The great challenge is to optimize trade-offs between carbon harvest and water use by choosing cultivars that combine low water use with high productivity.

Methods

Regional scenarios were simulated over a range of willow genotype × environment interactions for the major UK soil × climate variations with the process-based model LUCASS. Soil available water capacity (SAWC) ranged from 51 to 251 mm and weather represented the north-west (wet, cool), north-east (dry, cool), south-west (wet, warm) and south-east (dry, warm) of the UK. Scenario simulations wer

SUBMITTER: Richard B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6821185 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature