Biomass production and composition of 21 miscanthus clones observed for 5 consecutive years

The data were collected for 5 consecutive years as part of a project aimed at evaluating the capacity of miscanthus to be transformed into 2nd generation bioethanol (FUTUROL project, ANR PNRB Program).

The experimental trial was set up on the site of the National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment (INRAE) in Estrées-Mons, in the Hauts-de-France region, France.

Different traits related to biomass production, plant morphology, phenological stages, as well as biomass composition were evaluated on 21 miscanthus genotypes harvested in two different seasons, autumn and winter.

Relationships between the biomass composition of the plant and the traits related to biomass production, plant morphology and phenological stages were highlighted. These relationships will be able to guide the choices of breeders to propose ideotypes of miscanthus adapted to the targeted end uses (energy, biomaterials, green chemistry, etc.).

Two publications are associated with this dataset:

Arnoult, Stéphanie, Obeuf, Annabelle, Béthencourt, Linda, Mansard, Marie-Chantal, and Brancourt-Hulmel, Maryse (2015). Miscanthus clones for cellulosic bioethanol production: Relationships between biomass production, biomass production components, and biomass composition, Industrial crops and products 63:316-328. doi: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2014.10.011 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2014.10.011

Arnoult, Stéphanie, Mansard, Marie-Chantal, and Brancourt-Hulmel, Maryse (2015). Early Prediction of Miscanthus Biomass Production and Composition Based on the First Six Years of Cultivation, Crop Science 55:1104-1116. doi: 10.2135/cropsci2014.07.0493 https://doi.org/10.2135/cropsci2014.07.0493