We are pleased to announce the 2018 Woody Crops International Conference,
to be held July 23-25, 2018 in Rhinelander, Wisconsin, USA. An optional
pre-conference tour showcasing poplar tree improvement in Minnesota, USA will
be held July 22-23, 2018, and a post-conference tour highlighting
phytotechnologies in Wisconsin, USA will take place July 25-27, 2018.
Historically, international efforts for
the development of short rotation woody crops (SRWCs) focused on the production
of biomass for bioenergy, biofuels, and bioproducts, while research and
deployment over the past decade has expanded to include broader objectives of
achieving multiple ecosystem services. In particular, silvicultural
prescriptions developed for SRWCs have been refined to include woody crop
production systems for environmental benefits such as carbon sequestration,
water quality and quantity, and soil health. In addition, current systems have
been expanded beyond traditional fiber production to other environmental
technologies that incorporate SRWCs as vital components for phytotechnologies
(e.g., phytoremediation), urban afforestation, ecological restoration, and mine
reclamation.
The 2018 Woody Crops International
Conference will bring together six of the world’s leading SRWC organizations to
enhance information exchange and provide a platform for developing future
collaboration around SRWC production systems.
The
conference is a joint meeting of the:
Short Rotation Woody Crops Operations Working Group
Poplar and Willow Council of Canada
IUFRO Working Party 2.08.04 (Physiology and Genetics
of Poplars and Willows)
IUFRO Working Party 1.03.00 (Short Rotation Forestry)
International Energy Agency Task 43 (Biomass Feedstocks
for Energy Markets)
International Poplar CommissionEnvironmental and Ecosystem Services Working Party
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