Publications
2025
Islam, M., Ali, A., Zhang, L., Ferrarini, A., Lucini, L., Clifton-Brown, J. and Amaducci, S., 2025. Integrative physiological, biochemical, and metabolomic analyses reveal complex drought and zinc stress tolerance in a novel Miscanthus hybrid. Frontiers in Plant Science, 16, p.1556144. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2025.1556144
van der Cruijsen, K., Al Hassan, M., Dolstra, O., Magenau, E., Kontek, M., Ashman, C., Awty‐Carroll, D., Ferrarini, A., Martani, E., van der Pluijm, P., Petri, G.J., de Maupeou E., Paulo, MJ., Kam, J., van Dinter, BJ., Kraak, L., Dechesne, A., Juriŝić, V., Lewandowski, I., Amaducci, S., Clifton-Brown, J., Kiesel, A. and Trindade, LM., 2025. Variation in Cell Wall Composition and Saccharification Potential of Seed‐Based Miscanthus Hybrids Grown on Marginal Lands Across Six European Trial Locations. GCB Bioenergy, 17(10), p.e70059. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcbb.70059
Thakur, N., Donat, M., Bellingrath-Kimura, S., Niether, W., Gattinger, A., Knob, D.A., Minarsch, E.M.L., Weckenbrock, P., Schulz, F., Breuer, L., Jacobs, S., Clifton-Brown, J and Golicz, K., 2025. How to select reference sites for long-term agricultural experiments: A data-driven approach. Smart Agricultural Technology, p.101357. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atech.2025.101357
Robson, P.R., Hawkins, S., Davey, C.L., Clifton-Brown, J. and Slavov, G., 2025. Seasonal stem growth analysis shows early stem growth of Miscanthus from high latitudes yields more biomass but stem traits negatively interact to limit seasonal growth. Frontiers in Plant Science, 16, p.1569235. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2025.1569235
Kohl, L., Vielhauer, C., Öztürk, A., Minarsch, E.M.L., Ahl, C., Niether, W., Clifton-Brown, J. and Gattinger, A., 2025. Field Evaluation of a Portable Multi-Sensor Soil Carbon Analyzer: Performance, Precision, and Limitations Under Real-World Conditions. Soil Systems, 9(3), p.67. https://doi.org/10.3390/soilsystems9030067
Lewin, E., Clifton-Brown, J., Jensen, E., Lewandowski, I., Krzyżak, J., Pogrzeba, M., Hartung, J., Wolfmüller, C. and Kiesel, A., 2025. Testing Agronomic Treatments to Improve the Establishment of Novel Miscanthus Hybrids on Marginal Land. Agronomy, 15(6), p.1297. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy15061297
Davies-Smith, C.A., Herbert, J., Martin, C., Khasraw, D., Warren-Walker, D., Bryant, D., Gallagher, J., Allison, G., Steer, J.M., Marsh, R., Alsawadi, A., and Bhatia, R., 2025. Enhancing biochar quality for the steel industry via Hydrothermal Pretreatment-Steam Explosion and pyrolysis. Bioresource Technology, p.133009. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2025.133009
2024
Bertola, M., Magenau, E., Martani, E., Kontek, M., Ashman, C., Jurišić, V., Lamy, I., Kam, J., Fornasier, F., McCalmont, J., Trindade, L.M., andAmaducci, S., Clifton-Brown, J, Kiesel, A. and Ferrarini, A., 2024. Early impacts of marginal land‐use transition to Miscanthus on soil quality and soil carbon storage across Europe. GCB Bioenergy, 16(6), p.e13145. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcbb.13145
Lewin, E., Clifton Brown, J., Magenau, E., Jensen, E., Mangold, A., Lewandowski, I. and Kiesel, A., 2024. Yield development and nutrient offtake in contrasting miscanthus hybrids under green and brown harvest regimes. GCB Bioenergy, 16(8), p.e13149. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcbb.13149
Awty-Carroll, D., Iurato, A., Scordia, D., Schwarz, K.U., Scalici, G., Robson, P., Mos, M., Webster, R., Cosentino, S., Clifton-Brown, J. and Shafiei, R., 2024. Achieving hybridisation between Miscanthus species: Commercially-scalable methods to manipulate flowering synchronisation and maximise seed yield. Industrial Crops and Products, 219, p.119116. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2024.119116
Jurišić, V., Rašeta, D., Kontek, M., Clifton-Brown, J., Trindade, L.M., Lamy, I., Guerin, A., Kiesel, A., Matin, A., Krička, T. and Petrinec, B., 2024. Assessment of the radionuclide remediation potential of novel miscanthus hybrids. Heliyon, 10(6). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e27788
Hodgson, E.M., McCalmont, J., Rowe, R., Whitaker, J., Holder, A., Clifton‐Brown, J., Thornton, J., Hastings, A., Robson, P.R., Webster, R.J. and Farrar, K., 2024. Upscaling miscanthus production in the United Kingdom: The benefits, challenges, and trade‐offs. GCB Bioenergy, 16(8), p.e13177. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcbb.13177
2023
Awty-Carroll, D., Magenau, E., Al Hassan, M., Martani, E., Kontek, M., van der Pluijm, P., Ashman, C., de Maupeou, E., McCalmont, J., Petrie, G.-J., Davey, C., van der Cruijsen, K., Jurišić, V., Amaducci, S., Lamy, I., Shepherd, A., Kam, J., Hoogendam, A., Croci, M. … Clifton-Brown, J. (2023). Yield performance of 14 novel inter- and intra-species Miscanthus hybrids across Europe. GCB Bioenergy, 15, 399– 423. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcbb.13026
Krzyżak, J.; Rusinowski, S.; Sitko, K.; Szada-Borzyszkowska, A.; Stec, R.; Jensen, E.; Clifton-Brown, J.; Kiesel, A.; Lewin, E.; Janota, P.; Pogrzeba, M. The Effect of Different Agrotechnical Treatments on the Establishment of Miscanthus Hybrids in Soil Contaminated with Trace Metals. Plants 2023, 12, 98. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12010098
Ashman, C., Awty-Carroll, D., Mos, M., Kam, J., Guerrini, S., Calder, S., & Clifton-Brown, J. (2023). Developing Miscanthus seed plug establishment protocols with mulch film for commercial upscaling. GCB Bioenergy, 00, 1– 19. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcbb.13044
Shepherd, A., Awty-Carroll, D., Kam, J., Ashman, C., Magenau, E., Martani, E., Kontek, M., Ferrarini, A., Amaducci, S., Davey, C., Jurišić, V., Petrie, G.-J., Al Hassan, M., Lamy, I., Lewandowski, I., de Maupeou, E., McCalmont, J., Trindade, L., van der Cruijsen, K. … Hastings, A. (2023). Novel Miscanthus hybrids: Modelling productivity on marginal land in Europe using dynamics of canopy development determined by light interception. GCB Bioenergy, 15, 444– 461. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcbb.13029
Clifton-Brown, J., Hastings, A., von Cossel, M., Murphy-Bokern, D., McCalmont, J., Whitaker, J., Alexopoulou, E., Amaducci, S., Andronic, L., Ashman, Ch., Awty-Carroll, D., Bhatia, R., Breuer, L., Cosentino, S., Cracroft-Eley, W., Donnison, I., Elbersen, B., Ferrarini, A., Ford, J., Greef, J., Ingram, J., Lewandowski, I., Magenau, E., Mos, M., Petrick, M., Pogrzeba, M., Robson, P., Rowe, R. L., Sandu, A., Schwarz, K.-U., Scordia, D., Scurlock, J., Shepherd, A., Thornton, J., Trindade, L., Vetter, S., Wagner, M., Wu, P-Ch., Yamada, T., Kiesel, A. (2023). Mehrjähriger Biomasseanbau und -nutzung: Die Gestaltung des politischen Ökosystems in den europäischen Ländern. GCB Bioenergy, 15, 538- 558. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcbb.13038
Bhatia, R., Timms-Taravella, E., Roberts, L.A. et al. Transgenic ZmMYB167 Miscanthus sinensis with increased lignin to boost bioenergy generation for the bioeconomy. Biotechnol Biofuels 16, 29 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13068-023-02279-2
2022
Impollonia, G.; Croci, M.; Ferrarini, A.; Brook, J.; Martani, E.; Blandinières, H.; Marcone, A.; Awty-Carroll, D.; Ashman, C.; Kam, J.; Kiesel, A.; Trindade, L.M.; Boschetti, M.; Clifton-Brown, J.; Amaducci, S. UAV Remote Sensing for High-Throughput Phenotyping and for Yield Prediction of Miscanthus by Machine Learning Techniques. Remote Sens. 2022, 14, 2927. doi: 10.20944/preprints202206.0120.v1
Impollonia, G., Croci, M., Martani, E., Ferrarini, A., Kam, J., Trindade, L.M., Clifton‐Brown, J., Amaducci, S. (2022) Moisture content estimation and senescence phenotyping of novel Miscanthus hybrids combining UAV‐based remote sensing and machine learning. GCB Bioenergy 14, 639-656. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcbb.12930
Lazarević, B., Kontek, M., Carović‐Stanko, K., Clifton‐Brown, J., Al Hassan, M., Trindade, L.M., Jurišić, V. (2022) Multispectral image analysis detects differences in drought responses in novel seeded Miscanthus sinensis hybrids. GCB Bioenergy 14, 1219-1234. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcbb.12999
Magenau, E., Clifton‐Brown, J., Awty‐Carroll, D., Ashman, C., Ferrarini, A., Kontek, M., Martani, E., Roderick, K., Amaducci, S., Davey, C. (2022) Site impacts nutrient translocation efficiency in intraspecies and interspecies miscanthus hybrids on marginal lands. GCB Bioenergy 14, 1035-1054.
von Hellfeld, R., Hastings, A., Kam, J., Rowe, R., Clifton‐Brown, J., Donnison, I., Shepherd, A. (2022) Expanding the Miscanthus market in the UK: Growers in profile and experience, benefits and drawbacks of the bioenergy crop. GCB Bioenergy 14, 1205-1218.
Wagner, M., Winkler, B., Lask, J., Weik, J., Kiesel, A., Koch, M., Clifton-Brown, J., von Cossel, M. (2022) The True Costs and Benefits of Miscanthus Cultivation. Agronomy 12, 3071.
Wu, P.C., Ashman, C., Awty‐Carroll, D., Robson, P., Clifton‐Brown, J. (2022) Optimizing seed‐based Miscanthus plug plant production with supplemental heat and light, compost type and volume. GCB Bioenergy 14, 624-638.
Brenelli, L.B., Bhatia, R., Djajadi, D.T., Thygesen, L.G., Rabelo, S.C., Leak, D.J., Franco, T.T., Gallagher, J.A., (2022). Xylo-oligosaccharides, fermentable sugars, and bioenergy production from sugarcane straw using steam explosion pretreatment at pilot-scale. Bioresour. Technol. 357, 127093.
Kendrick, E.G., Bhatia, R., Barbosa, F.C., Goldbeck, R., Gallagher, J.A., Leak, D.J., (2022). Enzymatic generation of short chain cello-oligosaccharides from Miscanthus using different pretreatments. Bioresour. Technol. 358, 127399.