An Analytical Framework for the Domestication of Mallee: the Agronomy, Genetics, Productivity and Economics of Biomass Production in a Dryland Agricultural System

This thesis addresses knowledge gaps in the productivity, breeding and economics of mallee eucalypts which have potential as a biofuel feedstock or for carbon sequestration. We assessed mallee productivity at 19 sites which ranged from 2.2 to 32.8 dry Mg/ha/year. Mallee planting configurations had s...

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Main Author: Spencer-Grayling, Beren
Format: Thesis
Published: Curtin University 2021
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/84798
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description This thesis addresses knowledge gaps in the productivity, breeding and economics of mallee eucalypts which have potential as a biofuel feedstock or for carbon sequestration. We assessed mallee productivity at 19 sites which ranged from 2.2 to 32.8 dry Mg/ha/year. Mallee planting configurations had significant effect on yield. Future breeding should include assessments of reproductive phenologies and selections for biomass should be made at coppice age. Mallee can be profitable under current Australian carbon prices.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-847982021-07-27T04:02:09Z An Analytical Framework for the Domestication of Mallee: the Agronomy, Genetics, Productivity and Economics of Biomass Production in a Dryland Agricultural System Spencer-Grayling, Beren This thesis addresses knowledge gaps in the productivity, breeding and economics of mallee eucalypts which have potential as a biofuel feedstock or for carbon sequestration. We assessed mallee productivity at 19 sites which ranged from 2.2 to 32.8 dry Mg/ha/year. Mallee planting configurations had significant effect on yield. Future breeding should include assessments of reproductive phenologies and selections for biomass should be made at coppice age. Mallee can be profitable under current Australian carbon prices. 2021 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/84798 Curtin University fulltext
spellingShingle Spencer-Grayling, Beren
An Analytical Framework for the Domestication of Mallee: the Agronomy, Genetics, Productivity and Economics of Biomass Production in a Dryland Agricultural System
title An Analytical Framework for the Domestication of Mallee: the Agronomy, Genetics, Productivity and Economics of Biomass Production in a Dryland Agricultural System
title_full An Analytical Framework for the Domestication of Mallee: the Agronomy, Genetics, Productivity and Economics of Biomass Production in a Dryland Agricultural System
title_fullStr An Analytical Framework for the Domestication of Mallee: the Agronomy, Genetics, Productivity and Economics of Biomass Production in a Dryland Agricultural System
title_full_unstemmed An Analytical Framework for the Domestication of Mallee: the Agronomy, Genetics, Productivity and Economics of Biomass Production in a Dryland Agricultural System
title_short An Analytical Framework for the Domestication of Mallee: the Agronomy, Genetics, Productivity and Economics of Biomass Production in a Dryland Agricultural System
title_sort analytical framework for the domestication of mallee: the agronomy, genetics, productivity and economics of biomass production in a dryland agricultural system
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/84798