Energy Crops
Nigel G Halford
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Add to basketNeuware - The last few years have seen the concept of bioenergy and biofuels, come of age. Rising oil prices have lead to more food crops being grown for energy as well as food, as significant contributors to global energy supply. This has created controversy as it has added to the upward pressure on crop commodity prices already being created by an increasing demand for food of an expanding world population. More attention has therefore been focussed on meeting the rising demand for bioenergy and biofuels in more sustainable ways. A wider range of crops is being explored, including non-food crops as well as the use of crop residues rather than grain or seed. Energy Crops is a comprehensive reference that looks at this topic from the plant and agricultural science perspective. The introductory chapter defines energy crops, reviews the development and state of the technology, gives an historical perspective and introduces the ethical issues. Each of the subsequent chapters is dedicated to a single crop and describes the current usage of that crop for energy, its potential for future development, the economic case and the research that is being undertaken to tailor the crop for use as an energy crop. Where appropriate, the implications for feed and food security are also discussed. The chapters by world-renowned experts of the plant breeding and biofuel industries will be essential reading for agricultural and environmental scientists, plant biologists, chemical and energy engineers, biotechnologists, and all those involved in developing policy on climate change and bioenergy production.
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This book is a comprehensive reference for energy crops from the plant perspective with expert authors for each crop. Of particular importance are the chapters covering the sustainability aspects (social, economic and environmental), including food security.
Nigel G. Halford is a Research Leader at Rothamsted Research, the UK's premier crop and agricultural research institute. He graduated from Liverpool University in 1983, obtained a Masters Degree from University College London in 1984 and, in 1989, was awarded a PhD for his work at Rothamsted on wheat seed protein genes. He transferred to Long Ashton Research Station near Bristol in 1991, but returned to Rothamsted in 2002. He runs a research programme on metabolic regulation in plants, with strategic objectives in crop yield, stress tolerance and food safety as well as bioenergy production. Professor Halford has authored more than 100 scientific papers and has written one book. He also and edited another book on plant biotechnology. He frequently lectures on plant biotechnology to schools, farmers and environmental groups, and has debated the issue in many media interviews and public meetings in the UK and abroad. He is a member of the Advisory Committee for Animal Feedingstuffs (ACAF), one of the committees that advise the UK government on the use of GM crops, foods and animal feed. He also holds an honorary chair at the Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences. Angela Karp is Scientific Director of the Rothamsted Centre for Bioenergy and Climate Change, and Deputy Head of the Plant and Invertebrate Ecology Division at Rothamsted Research. She is a geneticist by training, having graduated with a First in Genetics at Queen Mary College, London University. Dr. Karp leads an internationally recognised, integrated programme on bioenergy aimed at improving biomass crops within a sustainable land use context. She is the overall coordinator of the UK DEFRA Genetic Improvement Network on SRC willow which involves willow breeding underpinned by trait mapping and genomics. She also coordinates a project on the social, environmental and economic implications of increasing rural land use under energy crops, which focuses on She also coordinates a project on the social, environmental and economic implications of increasing rural land use under energy crops.
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