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Title: Introducing perennial biomass crops into agricultural landscapes to address water quality challenges and provide other environmental services: Integrating perennial bioenergy crops into agricultural landscapes

Journal Article · · Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews. Energy and Environment
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/wene.275· OSTI ID:1426215
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  1. Environmental Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont IL USA

The world is faced with a difficult multiple challenge of meeting nutritional, energy, and other basic needs, under a limited land and water budget, of between 9 and 10 billion people in the next three decades, mitigating impacts of climate change, and making agricultural production resilient. More productivity is expected from agricultural lands, but intensification of production could further impact the integrity of our finite surface water and groundwater resources. Integrating perennial bioenergy crops in agricultural lands could provide biomass for biofuel and potential improvements on the sustainability of commodity crop production. This article provides an overview of ways in which research has shown that perennial bioenergy grasses and short rotation woody crops can be incorporated into agricultural production systems with reduced indirect land use change, while increasing water quality benefits. Current challenges and opportunities as well as future directions are also highlighted.

Research Organization:
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-06CH11357
OSTI ID:
1426215
Journal Information:
Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews. Energy and Environment, Vol. 7, Issue 2; Related Information: (C) 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.; ISSN 2041-8396
Publisher:
Wiley
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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