Miscanthus as a Sustainable Source of Biomass for Bioenergy and Biorenewable Products
A special issue of Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395). This special issue belongs to the section "Agricultural Biosystem and Biological Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2026 | Viewed by 10
Special Issue Editors
Interests: biomass plants; biobased products; cascade utilisation
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: perennial biomass crops; miscanthus crop (germplasm collection, breeding, multilocation field trials (genotype x environment x management interactions), hybrid selection and upscaling, agronomic innovations); biomass value chains: pathways to sustainable bioeconomy
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Miscanthus is a perennial low-input plant and is becoming increasingly important, with a cultivation area in Europe of over 20,000 hectares. The cultivation of miscanthus alone can support ecosystem services and achieve enormous carbon sequestration. This silicon-, lignin- and parenchyma-rich biomass is also of significant interest for a wide range of bioeconomic applications. According to the European Bioeconomy Strategy published on November 27, 2025, miscanthus could become even more important in the future, whether that is in the lead market of bio-based fibers or bio-based construction products. The aim of this Special Issue is to show that ecosystem services, extensive cultivation, and innovative products can be used and promoted simultaneously.
Prof. Dr. Ralf Pude
Prof. Dr. John Clifton-Brown
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- low-input plant
- carbon sequestration
- ecosystem services
- biobased products
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