Part 1. Introduction Into Bioenergy Resources from Perennial Crops.- The Role of Perennial Biomass Crops in a Growing Bioeconomy.- Pointers for Bioenergy Policy in a Resource-Constrained World.- Perennial Grasses for sustainable European Protein Production.- Long Term Yields and Soil Carbon Sequestration from Miscanthus - A Review.- Miscanthus-Complemented Grassland in Europe - Additional Source of Biomass for Bioenergy.- Part [...]opean Regional Examples for the Use of Perennial Crops for Bioenergy.- 'Soranovskii': a New Miscanthus Cultivar Developed in Russia.- Italian Experiences on
Arundo
Harvesting: Economic and Energy Appraisal.- Biomass Potential of Fibre Nettle in Lithuania.- An Evaluation of Grass Species as Feedstocks for Combustion in Ireland.- Part 3. Genotypic Selection of Perennial Biomass Crops for Crop Improvement.- New Breeding Collections of Miscanthus sinensis, M. sacchariflorus and Hybrids from Primorsky Krai, Far Eastern Russia.- Creation of Novel Tetraploid Miscanthus sinensis Genotypes.- A Review of Frost and Chilling Stress in Miscanthus and Its Importance to Biomass Yield.- Creation of Novel Cold Tolerant Miscanthus Hybrids.- Comparison of Different Miscanthus Genotypes for Ash Melting Behavior at Different Locations.- Bioenergy Trees: Genetic and Genomic Strategies to Improve Yield.- Screening of Giant Reed Clones for Phytoremediation of Lead Contaminated Soils.- Variation in Selected Traditional Grass Species in Relation to Moisture Loss Rate in Biomass Cut at Anthesis.- Part 4. Ecophysiology of Perennial Biomass Crops.- A Systems Approach Guiding Future Biomass Crop Development on Marginal Land.- Mycorrhiza-Based Biofertilizer Application to Improve the quality of Arundo donax L., plantlets.- Biomass Yield and N Uptake in Tall Fescue and Reed Canary Grass Depending on N and PK Fertilization on Two Marginal Sites in Denmark.- Energy Balance of Cardoon (Cynara cardunculus L.) Cultivation and Pyrolysis.- Part 5. Examples for End-Use of Perennial Biomass Crops.- Harvesting and Separation of Different Plant Fractions in Cynara cardunculus L.- Masonry Blocks from Lightweight Concrete on the Basis of Miscanthus as Aggregates.- Miscanthus Horse Bedding Compares Well to Alternatives.