Switchgrass as a bioenergy crop in the Loess Plateau, China: Potential lignocellulosic feedstock production and environmental conservation
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A large portion of the Loess Plateau of China is characterized as “marginal” with serious land degradation and desertification problems. Consequently, two policies, Grain for Green and Western Development Action were established by the Chinese government in response to the demand for ecological protection and economic development in the Loess Plateau. These policies are designed to increase forest cover, expand farmlands, and enhance soil and water conservation, while creating sustainable vegetation restoration. Perennial grasses have gained attention as bioenergy feedstocks due to their high biomass yields, low inputs, and greater ecosystem services compared to annual crops. Moreover, perennial grasses limit nutrient runoff and reduce greenhouse gas emissions and soil losses while sequestering carbon. Additionally, perennial grasses can generate economic returns for local farmers through producing bioenergy feedstock or forage on marginal lands. Here, we suggest a United States model energy crop, switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) as a model crop to minimize land degradation and desertification and to generate biomass for energy on the Loess Plateau.
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Conversion from grain crops to perennial grasses may generate positive effects on soil and water retention because of the erect and ridged stems with sods that are generated by perennials.
“the conversion from the grain crops to perennial grasses may generate positive effects on the soil and water retention because of the erect and ridged stems with sods that are generated by perennials”
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Perennial grass, especially switchgrass, could reduce sediment yield in streamflow and soil erosion and increase water use and infiltration regardless of climate conditions in the loess gully areas of the Chinese Loess Plateau.
“the perennial grass, especially the switchgrass, could reduce the sediment yield in streamflow and soil erosion and increase the water use and infiltration regardless the climate conditions in the loess gully areas of the Chinese Loess Plateau”
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- Authors
- Cooney, D., Kim, H., Quinn, L., Lee, M.-S., Guo, J., CHEN, S.-L., XU, B.-C., & Lee, D. K.
- Affiliations
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (US)
- Corresponding author
- Lee, D.K.
- Venue
- Journal of Integrative Agriculture
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2017-06
- Volume
- 16
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 1211-1226
- ISSN
- 2095-3119 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2623763885
- Cited by
- 35
- References
- 132
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 3 · 2021: 7 · 2020: 9 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 1
- FWCI
- 6.68
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Journal of Integrative Agriculture (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- Funders
- U.S. Department of Agriculture
- National Institute of Food and Agriculture (1001878)
- Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Agronomy and Crop Science › Bioenergy crop production and management
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Biofuel production and bioconversion
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Agronomy and Crop Science › Agricultural Productivity and Crop Improvement
- Keywords
- switchgrass, energy crops, lignocellulosic feedstock, Loess Plateau, land degradation, desertification, Grain for Green program, perennial grasses, biomass production, soil and water conservation, carbon sequestration, marginal land, ecological restoration
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