J. M. O. Scurlock

TL;DR: The experience with selecting perennial grasses for bioenergy production in both the US and Europe is summarized, and an overview of the characteristics and requirements of the four most investigated perennial rhizomatous grasses; switchgrass, miscanthus, reed canarygrass and giant reed are given.

TL;DR: The Century model as mentioned in this paper is a model of terrestrial biogeochemistry based on relationships between climate, human management (fire, grazing), soil properties, plant productivity, and decomposition.

TL;DR: Miscanthus is a tall perennial rhizomatous grass with C4 photosynthesis which originated in East Asia and has been successfully grown in Europe over the past 10 years as discussed by the authors.

TL;DR: The first global synthesis of plant canopy leaf area index (LAI) measurements from more than 1000 published estimates representing ∼ 400 unique field sites was presented in this article, where the data provide input to terrestrial ecosystem and land-surface models, for evaluation of global remote sensing products, for comparison to field studies, and other applications.

TL;DR: Bamboo is the common term applied to a broad group (1250 species) of large woody grasses, ranging from 10 cm to 40 cm in height as discussed by the authors, and it shares a number of desirable fuel characteristics with certain other bioenergy feedstocks, such as low ash content and alkali index.