A Review of Industrial Crop Yield Performances on Unfavorable Soil Types

Industrial crop cultivation on marginal agricultural land limits indirect land-use change effects that pose a threat to food security. This review compiles results from 91 published crop-specific field trial datasets spanning 12 relevant industrial crops and discusses their suitability for unfavorable soil types (USTs). It was shown the perennial species Miscanthus (Miscanthus Andersson) reed canary grass (Phalaris arundinacea L.) performed well USTs with both high clay and/or sand contents. Information stoniness (particles sizes > 2 mm), where mentioned, limited. found have only small impact biological yield potential, though it not possible assess mechanization as would be used at commercial scale. For soils extreme or contents, half of showed moderate suitability. The large variations within between revealed knowledge gaps in combined type agronomy USTs. Therefore, more trials are needed diverse different climates better equipment consistent measurements improve accuracy potential predictions spatially temporally. Additionally, larger optimize harvesting.