OPTIMISC
- Status
- abgeschlossen
- Projektbeginn
- 01.10.2011
- Projektende
- 31.03.2016
- Förderkennzeichen
- EU-Projekt
- Schlagworte
- Abiotischer Stress, Biomasse, Genotypen, Miscanthus, Streßresistenz
Miscanthus is a C4 perennial rhizomatous grass originating from Eastern Asia that has become a leading candidate crop for production of lignocellulosic feedstocks due to its rapid biomass accumulation in temperate climates. There is currently a single commercial clone, M. x giganteus which has a number of limitations. Research over the past 20 years has shown that a few key species and their interspecific hybrids have a high yield potential whilst requiring low inputs. Partners within this consortium have been working with these species for many years and are able to supply diverse and promising germplasm to form the basis of this project.
The overall objective of this project is to optimize the miscanthus bioenergy and biopoduct chain by: trialling elite germplasm types over a range of sites across Europe, Ukraine and Russia; analysing the key traits that currently limit the potential of miscanthus; identifying high-value bioproducts; and modelling the combined results to provide recommendations to policy makers, growers and industry. The outcomes of the project will include screened germplasm and knowledge which will provide solutions to key existing bottlenecks. The plants used in these studies will be propagated through tissue culture or through seeds to generate sufficient homogenous plantlets (WP2) for experiments and trials on laboratory, agronomic plot and near-commercial scales. The specific topics tackled in these trials are (1) dissection of the traits underpinning tolerance to the abiotic stresses drought, salinity, cold and freezing (WP3), (2) yield and quality in a wide range of environments, taking into consideration traits such as senescence, nutrient re-cycling and nutrient-use efficiency (WP4), (3) process-ability of biomass to convenient fuel formats (WP5) and added-value products (WP6).
Data gathered in WPs 3-6 will be integrated through the development of modelling parameters needed to build up life-cycle analysis models and other decision support tools to identify optimum production scenarios in the EU, Ukraine and Russia (WP7). Recommendations will be provided to miscanthus developers on appropriate genotype selection, propagation and processing methods to maximize the environmental, economic and social benefits. The development of the full potential of miscanthus through OPTIMISC will contribute to Europe’s transition to a sustainable biobased economy.
Beteiligte Einrichtungen
No |
Partner |
Country |
Status |
Involvement project |
Abbreviation |
1 |
University of Hohenheim |
Germany |
University |
Co-ordinator |
UHOH |
2 |
Aberystwyth University |
UK |
University |
Project Partner |
IBERS |
3 |
Wageningen University |
NL |
University |
Project Partner |
WU |
4 |
Plant Research International |
NL |
Research Institute |
Project Partner |
DLO |
5 |
Institute for Agricultural and Fisheries Research (ILVO) |
Belgium |
Research Institute |
Project Partner |
ILVO |
6 |
Blankney Estates |
UK |
SME |
Project Partner |
Blankney |
7 |
Kai Schwarz |
Germany |
SME / natural person |
Project Partner |
Schwarz |
8 |
ANNA |
Germany |
SME |
Project Partner |
ANNA |
9 |
Dongying Agricultural Institute |
China |
Research Institute |
Project Partner |
Dongying |
10 |
Cukurova University Adana |
Turkey |
University |
Project Partner |
CU |
11 |
Agricultural University Moscow |
Russia |
University |
Project Partner |
RSAU |
12 |
German Agrarian Centre |
Ukraine |
|
Project Partner |
DAZ |
Beteiligte Personen
Beteiligte Einrichtungen
Publikationen im Rahmen des Projekts
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Harvest Time Optimization for Combustion Quality of Different Miscanthus Genotypes across Europe
2017: Iqbal, Y., Kiesel, A., Wagner, M., Nunn, C., Kalinina, O., Hastings, A.F.S.J., Clifton-Brown, J.C., and Lewandowski, I.
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The Role of Perennial Biomass Crops in a Growing Bioeconomy
2016: Lewandowski, I.
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Comparison of Different Miscanthus Genotypes for Ash Melting Behaviour at Different Locations
2016: Iqbal, Y., Lewandowski, I.
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Miscanthus Horse Bedding Compares Well to Alternatives
2016: Rauscher, B., Lewandowski, I.
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Developing miscanthus value chains for marginal site conditions in OPTIMISC project
2015: Kalinina, O., Clifton-Brown, J., Donnison, I. et al.
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OPTIMISC - Developing Miscanthus Production Systems for Marginal Lands
2015: Lewandowski, I., Kalinina, O., Kiesel, A., Clifton-Brown, J. et al.
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Optimization of Miscanthus x Giganteus Pretreatment for Biogas Production
2015: Kiesel, A., Iqbal, Y., Lewandowski, I.
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Miscanthus as biogas substrate
2014: Kiesel, A., Lewandowski, I.
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The effect of different cutting regimes on the quality of miscanthus biomass as biogas substrate
2014: Kiesel, A., Lewandowski, I.
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Optimizing Miscanthus Biomass Production - Presentation of the OPTIMISC Project
2012: Lewandowski I, Kalinina O, Clifton-Brown J, Farrar K, Donnison I, Trindade L, Dolstra O, Van der Linden G, Roldan-Ruiz I, Muylle H, Lootens P, Harding G, Mos M, Schwarz KU, Müller-Sämann K, Xi Q, Özgüven M, Chochlov N, Tarakanow I, Schüle H
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Miscanthus-Complemented Grassland in Europe: Additional Source of Biomass for Bioenergy
2016: Kalinina, O., Thumm, U., Lewandowski, I.
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Progress on Optimizing Miscanthus Biomass Production for the European Bioeconomy: Results of the EU FP7 Project OPTIMISC
2016: Lewandowski, I., Clifton-Brown, J., Trindade, L.M., van der Linden, G.C., Iqbal, Y., Kiesel, A., Wagner, M., Kalinina, O. et al
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Miscanthus as biogas substrate - Cutting tolerance and potential for anaerobic digestion
2017: Kiesel, A., Lewandowski, I.
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Evaluation of Miscanthus sinensis biomass quality as feedstock for conversion into different bioenergy products
2017: Van der Weijde, T., Kiesel, A., Iqbal, Y., Muylle, H., Dolstra, O., Visser, R.G.F., Lewandowski, I., Trindade, L.M.
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Progress in upscaling Miscanthus biomass production for the European bio-economy with seed-based hybrids
2017: Clifton-Brown, J., Hastings, A., Mos, M., McCalmont, J., Kiesel, A., Lewandowski, I., Wagner, M., Flavell, R. et al.
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Site-Specific Management of Miscanthus Genotypes for Combustion and Anaerobic Digestion: A Comparison of Energy Yields
2017: Kiesel, A., Nunn, C., Iqbal, Y., van der Weijde, T., Wagner, M., Özgüven, M., Tarakanov, I., Kalinina, O., Trindade, L.M., Clifton-Brown, J., Lewandowski, I.
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Extending Miscanthus Cultivation with Novel Germplasm at Six Contrasting Sites
2017: Kalinina, O., Nunn, C., Sanderson, R., Hastings, A.F.S., van der Weijde, T., Özgüven, M., Tarakanov, I., Schüle, H., Trindade, L.M., Dolstra, O., Schwarz, K.-U., Iqbal, Y., Kiesel, A., Mos, M., Lewandowski, I., Clifton-Brown, J.C.
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Novel Miscanthus Germplasm-Based Value Chains: A Life Cycle Assessment
2017: Wagner, M.,, Kiesel, A., Hastings, A., Iqbal, I. and Lewandowski, I.
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Economic and Environmental Assessment of Seed and Rhizome Progagated Miscanthus in the UK
2017: Hastings, A., Mos, M., Yesufu, J.A., McCalmont, J., Schwarz, K., Shafei, R., Ashman, C., Nunn, C., Schuele, H., Cosentino, S., Scalici, G., Scordia, D., Wagner, M., Clifton-Brown, J.
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Miscanthus establishment and management on permanent grassland in southwest Germany
2017: Xue, S., Lewandowski, I., Kalinina, O.
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Environmental influences on the growing season duration and ripening of diverse Miscanthus germplasm grown in six countries
2017: Nunn, C., Hastings, A.F.S.J., Kalinina, O., Iqbal, Y., Kiesel, A., Khokhlov, N.F., McCalmont, J.P., Meyer, H., Mos, M., Schwarz, K.-U., Trindade, L.M., Lewandowski, I., Clifton-Brown, J.C. et al.
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Project OPTIMISC - Optimizing Miscanthus Biomass Production
2012: Lewandowski I., Kalinina O.