Short Rotation Woody Crops Operations Working Group Conference
October 11-13, 2016 Ft. Pierce, FL
Tuesday, October 11, 2016
Pre-Conference Field Tours
- Florida Grown Specialties
- Eucalyptus Clutivar Nursery
- Eucalyptus Tissue Culture Laboratory
- Corymbia Torelliana Seed Orchard
Wednesday, October 12, 2016 Opening Remarks
- Randy Rousseau, Mississippi State University and SRWCOWG Co-Chair
- Pat Minogue, University of Florida
Opening Plenary Session
- Matt Langholtz, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Billion-Ton Update [Slides]
Economic, Environmental, & Social Values
Moderator: Marilyn Buford, US Forest Service
- Robert Radics, Use of multi-attribute decision support system to compare the social, environmental, and economic impacts of using woody feedstocks for pellet production [Abstract]
- Kyle Fabbro, Optimal Management and Productivity of Eucalyptus grandis on Former Phosphate Mined and Citrus Lands in Central And Southern Florida: Influence of Genetics and Spacing [Abstract]
- Matt Langholtz, Economic and environmental analysis of tree crops on marginal lands in Florida [Abstract][Slides]
Economic, Environmental, & Social Values
Moderator: Lynn Wright, WrightLink Consulting
- Timothy Young, A spatially explicit economic analysis of Eucalyptus benthamii for short-rotation biomass in the Southern United States [Abstract][Slides]
- Patricia Townsend, A roadmap to the dual benefits of poplar: A bioenergy crop and a wastewater management tool [Abstract]
- Ronald Zalesny, Ecosystem services of rotation-age hybrid poplars used for phytoremediation [Abstract][Slides]
- Daniel de Souza, Nutrient removal in willow biomass harvested in Northern New York [Abstract]
- Menberu Bitew, Modeling hydrologic impacts of intensive woody biomass feedstock production in the southeastern U.S. [Abstract]
- Robert Froese, Tradeoffs for environmental sustainability: Water yield and poplar yield when deploying biomass production in the Northern Great Lakes Region [Abstract] [Slides]
- Sheng Yang, Spatial life cycle assessment (LCA) of future short-rotation willow biomass crops in 5 counties in northern New York [Abstract]
Feedstock Harvesting, Processing, Upgrading & Stabilization
Moderator: Fei Pan, Michigan State University
- Jaya Tumuluru, Grinding, drying, and densification characteristics of lodgepole pine and eucalyptus biomass [Abstract]
- Zach Carter, A traditional ground-based system for woody biomass harvesting in short rotation woody crops (SRWC) plantations – a case study in Michigan [Abstract]
- Daniel de Souza, Determining the effects of felling method and season of year on coppice regeneration [Abstract][Slides]
- Kevin Hall, Modeling the production of short-rotation Eucalyptus species for biomass in the southeastern United States [Abstract]
- Yingqian Lin, Willow harvesting used a small-scale system in Michigan [Abstract]
- Tim Rials, Characterization of hybrid poplar properties: Preliminary results [Abstract][Slides]
- Dana Mitchell, In-field transport of woody crops [Abstract][Slides]
- Rafael Santiago, Coppicing evaluation in the southeast of the U.S. to determine harvesting methods [Abstract][Slides]
Thursday, October 13, 2016
Genetics
Moderator: Ron Zalesney, US Forest Service
- Donald Rockwood, Status of eucalyptus tree improvement in Florida [Abstract][Slides]
- Kyung-Hwan Han, Advanced biomass tree crop technology [Abstract]
- William Headlee, Difference among and within poplar genotypes for cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin concentrations [Abstract][Slides]
- Raymond Miller, Premature selection and inadequate testing of willow biomass varieties results in significant losses for growers [Abstract] [Slides]
- Randy Rousseau, Black willow selection and performance in Mississippi [Abstract][Slides]
Production Systems
Moderator: Tim Rials, University of Tennessee
- Alexander Ewald, Fertilizer, density, and weed management practices to optimize poplar productivity in coastal North Carolina, U.S.A.[Abstract]
- Solomon Ghezehei, Early survival and growth of poplars grown on North Carolina Piedmont and mountain marginal lands [Abstract]
- Timothy Volk, Changes in willow biomass production over multiple rotations [Abstract]
- Jeff Wright, Eucalypt tree improvement and clonal deployment in guangxi, China [Abstract][Slides]
- Maliwan Haruthaithanasan, Eucalyptus production in Thailand [Abstract][Slides]
Wrap Up with Conference Summary
Randy Rousseau, Mississippi State University & Tim Rials, The University of Tennessee
Poster Session
- Challenges Associated with Establishing Eucalyptus benthamii in the Southeast Coastal Plain, Doug Aubrey
- Beyond Bioenergy – Developing a Conceptual Framework to Assess Ecosystem Services in Shurb Willow Fields, Alison Bressler
- Auxin-producing Endophyte Inoculation Improves Early Height Growth of Selected Hybrid Poplar Hardwood Cuttings in a MIchigan Field Trials, Raymond Miller
- Effect of In-Wood Storage of Unprocessed Logging Residue on Biomass Feedstock Quality, Yingqian Lin
- Monitoring Woody Biomass Chips Quality Changes during Field Storage in Michigan, Yingqian Lin
- Recent Advances in Energy Crops: Short-Rotation Woody Crops, Jessica McCord
- Evaluating Hybrid Poplar Clones Developed by the University of Minnesota’s NRRI in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula: Year-7 Results, Paul Bloese
- Water Use and Productivity in Populus deltoides and hybrids in the Southeastern United States, Chris Maier
- Comparative Water Use in Short-Rotation Eucalyptus benthamii and Pinus taeda Plantations in the Southeastern United States, Chris Maier