Miscanthus×giganteus may play an important role in replacing fossil energy resources by bio-based alternatives.One further advantage of miscanthus production is the generally high soil organic carbon(C_(org))enrichme...
support of the Dutch Talent Program Veni-NWO projects of Maryna Strokal(0.16.Veni.198.001)and Annette B.G.Janssen(VI.Veni.194.002);We also acknowledge the KNAW-MOST project“Sustainable Resource Management for Adequate and Safe Food Provision(SURE+)”(PSA-SA-E-01);The National Key Research and Development Program of China(2016YFE0103100).
Crop and livestock production are essential to maintain food security.In China,crop and livestock production were integrated in the past.Today,small backyard systems are still integrated but the larger livestock farms...
funded by the UK Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council under the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Innovation Club program(BB/R021716/1).
Ongoing specialization of crop and livestock systems provides socioeconomic benefits to the farmer but has led to greater externalization of environmental costs when compared to mixed farming systems.Better integratio...