Establishment and two-year growth of a bio-energy plantation with fast-growing Populus trees in Flanders (Belgium): Effects of genotype and former land use

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 42, Issue , 2012, Pages 151-163

  Broeckx, L S ^a   Verlinden, M S ^a   Ceulemans, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Huber value; Leaf area index; Short Rotation Coppice; Stem cuttings; Volume index; Weed control

Indexed keywords

HUBER VALUE; LEAF AREA INDEX; SHORT ROTATION COPPICE; STEM CUTTINGS; VOLUME INDEX;

LAND USE; RAIN; WEED CONTROL;

FORESTRY;

BIOENERGY; COPPICE; CROP YIELD; DECIDUOUS TREE; ENERGY CROP; GENOTYPE; GROWTH RATE; LAND USE CHANGE; LEAF AREA INDEX; MORTALITY; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PARENTAGE; PLANTATION; SOIL FERTILITY; SURVIVAL; WEED CONTROL;

AGRICULTURE; BELGIUM; GROWTH; LAND USE; MORTALITY; PLANTATIONS; POPULUS; WEEDS;

BELGIUM; FLANDERS;

POPULUS;

EID: 84861456999     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2012.03.005     Document Type: Article

References (55)

1. Communication from the Commission 2020 by 2020, Europe's climate change opportunity. COM 2008, 30. Final (23/01/2008).
2. Communication from the Commission Renewable energies in the 21st century: building a more sustainable future. COM 2006, 848. Final (10/01/2007).
3. Herve C., Ceulemans R. Short-rotation coppiced vs non-coppiced poplar: a comparative study at two different field sites. Biomass Bioenerg 1996, 11(2/3):139-150.
4. Galinski W., Goossens R., Ceulemans R., Impens I. The wood productivity of two poplar clones (Populus trichocarpa × Populus deltoides) as affected by stocking and age. Biomass Bioenerg 1991, 1(4):233-239.
5. Verwijst T. Willows: an underestimated resource for environment and society. For Chron 2001, 77(2):281-285.
6. Aylott M.J., Casella E., Tubby I., Street N.R., Smith P., Taylor G. Yield and spatial supply of bioenergy poplar and willow short-rotation coppice in the UK. New Phytol 2008, 178(2):358-370.
7. Bradshaw H.D., Ceulemans R., Davis J., Stettler R. Emerging model systems in plant biology: Poplar (Populus) as a model forest tree. J Plant Growth Regul 2000, 19(3):306-313.
8. Dillen S.Y., El Kasmioui O., Marron N., Calfapietra C., Ceulemans R. Poplar. Chapter 14. Energy crops 2011, 275-300. RSC Publishing, Cambridge. N.G. Halford, A. Karp (Eds.).
9. Laureysens I., Bogaert J., Blust R., Ceulemans R. Biomass production of 17 poplar clones in a short rotation culture on a waste disposal site and its relation to soil characteristics. Forest Ecol Manage 2004, 187(3):295-309.
10. Labrecque M., Teodorescu T.I. Field performance and biomass production of 12 willow and poplar clones in short-rotation coppice in southern Quebec (Canada). Biomass Bioenerg 2005, 29(1):1-9.
11. Stettler R.F., Bradshaw H.D., Heilman P.E., Hinckley T.M. Biology of Populus and its implications for management and conservation 1996, NRC Research Press, Ottawa.
12. Isebrands J.G., Karnosky D.F. Environmental benefits of poplar culture. Poplar culture in North America 2001, 207-218. NRC Research Press, Ottawa. D.E. Dickmann, J.G. Isebrands, J.E. Eckenwalder, J. Richardson (Eds.).
13. Laureysens I., De Temmerman L., Hastir T., Van Gysel M., Ceulemans R. Clonal variation in heavy metal accumulation and biomass production in a poplar coppice culture. II. Vertical distribution and phytoextraction potential. Environ Pollut 2005, 133(3):541-551.
14. Meers E., Vandecasteele B., Ruttens A., Vangronsveld J., Tack F.M.G. Potential of five willow species (Salix spp.) for phytoextraction of heavy metals. Environ Exp Bot 2007, 60(1):57-68.
15. Volk T.A., Verwijst T., Tharakan P.J., Abrahamson L.P., White E.H. Growing fuel: a sustainability assessment of willow biomass crops. Front Ecol Environ 2004, 2(8):411-418.
16. Rowe R.L., Street N.R., Taylor G. Identifying potential environmental impacts of large-scale deployment of dedicated bioenergy crops in the UK. Renew Sust Energ Rev 2009, 13(1):260-279.
17. Meiresonne L. Kansen, mogelijkheden en toekomst voor de populierenteelt in Vlaanderen: korte-omloophout voor energieproductie: plaats in het Vlaams bosbeleid May 2006, Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek, Geraardsbergen, INBO.R.2006.1 (in Dutch)197.
18. Kauter D., Lewandowski I., Claupein W. Quantity and quality of harvestable biomass from Populus Short Rotation Coppice for solid fuel use - a review of the physiological basis and management influences. Biomass Bioenerg 2003, 24(6):411-427.
19. Otto S., Loddo D., Zanin G. Weed-poplar competition dynamics and yield loss in Italian short-rotation forestry. Weed Res 2010, 50(2):153-162.
20. Ceulemans R., Deraedt W. Production physiology and growth potential of poplars under short-rotation forestry culture. Forest Ecol Manag 1999, 121(1, 2):9-23.
21. Zalesny R.S., Riemenschneider D.E., Hall R.B. Early rooting of dormant hardwood cuttings of Populus: analysis of quantitative genetics and genotype × environment interactions. Can J Forest Res 2005, 35(4):918-929.
22. Bergante S., Facciotto G., Minotta G. Identification of the main site factors and management intensity affecting the establishment of Short-Rotation-Coppices (SRC) in Northern Italy through stepwise regression analysis. Cent Eur J Biol 2010, 5(4):522-530.
23. Dickmann D.I., Stuart K.W. The culture of poplars in eastern North-America 1983, Michigan State University, Michigan.
24. Buhler D.D., Netzer D.A., Riemenschneider D.E., Hartzler R.G. Weed management in short rotation poplar and herbaceous perennial crops grown for biofuel production. Biomass Bioenerg 1998, 14(4):385-394.
25. Royal Meteorological Institute of Belgium Klimaat in de wereld klimatogram Gent-Melle Available from:, [on line 24/02/12; in Dutch]. http://www.meteo.be/meteo/view/nl/6042865-Klimaat%2Bin%2Bde%2Bwereld.html.
26. Royal Meteorological Institute of Belgium Jaarverslag 2010 2011, Gellens D, Brussel, [in Dutch].
27. Cermak J., Riguzzi F., Ceulemans R. Scaling up from the individual tree to the stand level in Scots Pine. I. Needle distribution, overall crown and root geometry. Ann Sci Forest 1998, 55(1, 2):63-88.
28. Ameryckx J., Verheye W., Vermeiren R. Bodemkunde 1989, Ameryckx J, Gent, [in Dutch].
29. Buiteveld J. 8e rassenlijst van bomen 2007, GSB Naarden, Naarden, [in Dutch].
30. Michiels B., Van Slycken J., Steenackers M., De Boever L. De nieuwe IBW- klonen 'Muur', 'Vesten', 'Oudenberg' en 'Grimminge' 2010, Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek, Geraardsbergen, Available from:, [online 25/01/10; in Dutch]. http://www.inbo.be/docupload/2014.pdf.
31. Michiels B., Van Slycken J., Steenackers M., De Boever L. Skado en Bakan: twee nieuwe INBO populierencultivars 2010, Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek, Geraardsbergen, Available from:, [online 20/01/10; in Dutch]. http://www.inbo.be/docupload/3729.pdf.
32. Dowell R.C., Gibbins D., Rhoads J.L., Pallardy S.G. Biomass production physiology and soil carbon dynamics in short-rotation-grown Populus deltoides and P. deltoides × P. nigra hybrids. Forest Ecol Manag 2009, 257(1):134-142.
33. Jonckheere I., Fleck S., Nackaerts K., Muys B., Coppin P., Weiss M., et al. Review of methods for in situ leaf area index determination. Part I. Theories, sensors and hemispherical photography. Agr Forest Meteorol 2004, 121(1, 2):19-35.
34. Pontailler J.Y., Ceulemans R., Guittet J., Mau F. Linear and non-linear functions of volume index to estimate woody biomass in high density young poplar stands. Ann Forest Sci 1997, 54(4):335-345.
35. Ceulemans R., Pontailler J.Y., Mau F., Guittet J. Leaf allometry in young poplar stands: reliability of leaf area index estimation, site and clone effects. Biomass Bioenerg 1993, 4(5):315-321.
36. Huber B. Weitere quantitative Untersuchungen über das Wasserleitungssystem der Pflanzen. Jahrb Wiss Bot 1928, 67:877-959. [in German].
37. Causton D.R. Biometrical, structural and physiological relationships among tree parts. Attributes of trees as crop plant 1985, 137-159. Titus Wilson & Son Ltd, Cumbria. M.G.R. Cannell, J.E. Jackson (Eds.).
38. Logan M. Biostatistical design and analysis using R 2010, John Wiley and Sons, Chichester, West Sussex.
39. 2O fluxes in a bio-energy poplar plantation. BGD 2011, 8:2057-2092. 10.5194/bgd-8-2057-2011.
40. Huidig klimaat België lente 2010 2010, Royal Meteorological Institute of Belgium, Available from:, [on line 24/02/12; in Dutch]. http://www.meteo.be/meteo/view/nl/4284140-Lente%2B2010.html.
41. Randall W.K., Krinard R.M. First year survival and growth of long cottonwood cuttings 1977, Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Forest Experiment Station, New Orleans LA, 3 pp. RN-SO-222.
42. Al Afas N., Pellis A., Niinemets U., Ceulemans R. Growth and production of a Short Rotation Coppice culture of poplar. II. Clonal and year-to-year differences in leaf and petiole characteristics and stand leaf area index. Biomass Bioenerg 2005, 28(6):536-547.
43. Dunlap J.M., Stettler R.F. Genetic variation and productivity of Populus trichocarpa and its hybrids. IX. Phenology and Melampsora rust incidence of native cottonwood clones from four river valleys in Washington. Forest Ecol Manag 1996, 87(1/3):233-256.
44. Taylor G., Beckett K.P., Robinson K.M., Stiles K., Rae A.M. Identifying QTL for yield in UK biomass poplar. Aspects Appl Biol 2001, 65:173-182. [in special issue: Biomass and Energy Crops II].
45. Marron N., Villar M., Dreyer E., Delay D., Boudouresque E., Petit J.-M., et al. Diversity of leaf traits related to productivity in 31 Populus deltoides × Populus nigra clones. Tree Physiol 2005, 25(4):425-435.
46. Dillen S.Y., Marron N., Sabatti M., Ceulemans R., Bastien C. Relationships among productivity determinants in two hybrid poplar families grown during three years at two contrasting sites. Tree Physiol 2009, 29(8):975-987.
47. 2. From controlled environments to open-top chambers and to FACE. Environ Pollut 2001, 115:463-472.
48. Larson P.R., Isebrands J.G. The relation between leaf production and wood weight in first-year root sprouts of two Populus clones. Can J Forest Res 1972, 2(2):98-104.
49. Pellis A., Laureysens I., Ceulemans R. Growth and production of a Short Rotation Coppice culture of poplar. I. Clonal differences in leaf characteristics in relation to biomass production. Biomass Bioenerg 2004, 27(1):9-19.
50. Ceulemans R., Scarascia-Mugnozza G.E., Wiard B.M., Braatne J.H., Hinckley T.M., Stettler R.F., et al. Production physiology and morphology of Populus species and their hybrids grown under short rotation. I. Clonal comparisons of 4-year growth and phenology. Can J Forest Res 1992, 22(12):1937-1948.
51. Barigah T.S., Saugier B., Mousseau M., Guittet J., Ceulemans R. Photosynthesis, leaf area and productivity of 5 poplar clones during their establishment year. Ann Forest Sci 1994, 51(6):613-625.
52. Filat M., Chira D., Nica M.S., Dogaru M. First year development of poplar clones in biomass Short Rotation Coppiced experimental cultures. Ann Forest Res 2010, 53(2):151-160.
53. Tharakan P.J., Abrahamson L., Isebrands J.G., Robison D. First year growth and development of willow and poplar biomass energy crops as related to foliar characteristics. Proc. bioenergy 4-8 Oct. 1998, vol. II. US-DOE, Madison, WI, Great Lakes Regional Biomass Energy Program1170-1179.
54. Al Afas N., Marron N., Van Dongen S., Laureysens I., Ceulemans R. Dynamics of biomass production in a poplar coppice culture over three rotations (11 years). Forest Ecol Manag 2008, 255(5/6):1883-1891.
55. Paris P., Mareschi L., Sabatti M., Pisanelli A., Ecosse A., Nardin F., et al. Comparing hybrid Populus clones for SFR across northern Italy after two biennial rotations: survival, growth and yield. Biomass Bioenerg 2011, 35(4):1524-1532.