biostudies-literatureUnknown13Zhao X<i>Miscanthus</i>, a promising bioenergy plant, has a high biomass yield with high cellulose content suitable for biofuel production. However, harsh climatic and poor soil conditions, such as barren lands or abandoned mines, pose a challenge to the survival and yield of <i>Miscanthus</i> feedstock on the marginal land. The selection from the interspecific hybrids of <i>Miscanthus</i> might combine high survival rates and high yield, which benefits energy crop development in multi-stressful environments. A total of 113 F₁ hybrids between <i>Miscanthus sacchariflorus</i> and <i>M. lutarioriparius</i> together with the parents were planted and evaluated for multiple morphological and physiological traits on the mine land of the Loess Plateau of China. The majority of hybrids had hiFrontiers in plant science1017712https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9885154biostudies-literatureDevelopment of energy plants from hybrids between <i>Miscanthus sacchariflorus</i> and <i>M. lutarioriparius</i> grown on reclaimed mine land in the Loess Plateau of China.PMC9885154Yi ZMi JYan JXiao LLin CHuang HSang TChen WKang LZhao XLiu WfalseDevelopment of energy plants from hybrids between <i>Miscanthus sacchariflorus</i> and <i>M. lutarioriparius</i> grown on reclaimed mine land in the Loess Plateau of China.<i>Miscanthus</i>, a promising bioenergy plant, has a high biomass yield with high cellulose content suitable for biofuel production. However, harsh climatic and poor soil conditions, such as barren lands or abandoned mines, pose a challenge to the survival and yield of <i>Miscanthus</i> feedstock on the marginal land. The selection from the interspecific hybrids of <i>Miscanthus</i> might combine high survival rates and high yield, which benefits energy crop development in multi-stressful environments. A total of 113 F₁ hybrids between <i>Miscanthus sacchariflorus</i> and <i>M. lutarioriparius</i> together with the parents were planted and evaluated for multiple morphological and physiological traits on the mine land of the Loess Plateau of China. The majority of hybrids had hi2022-01-01T00:00:00Z20222025-04-26T18:08:58.72Z2025-04-06T15:42:26.328ZS-EPMC98851543672668410.3389/fpls.2022.1017712