Clifton-Brown, John
Prof. Dr. John Clifton-Brown
Professor for Crop Biomass and Bioresources
Contact
Heinrich-Buff-Ring 26, Room B215
D-35392 Giessen, Germany
Tel. +49 (0) 641 99 37410
Research Interests
- Biomass production potentials and constraints in a time of climate change
from annual agricultural crops - including C3 species (wheat, sunflower, hemp and beans) and C4 species maize and Sorghum.
from perennial C3 crops - including grasses e.g. lolium perenne, reed canary grass and short rotation coppice trees e.g. Poplar and Willow
from perennial C4 crops - with a special focus on the breeding and agronomy of the perennial rhizomatous grass Miscanthus. - Dissection and modelling of Genotype X Environment and Management (agronomy) impacts on yield potential.
- Sustainability analysis for biomass production considering nitrogen, soil carbon, erosion and other ecosystem services.
- Understanding the opportunities and constraints of biomass for food, feed and industrial purposes from agricultural regions.
- Creating farm based bioeconomy opportunities with public and private stakeholders within the planetary boundaries.
Curriculum vitae
2022 – present Professor for Bioresources (NAWARO) at the Institute of Agronomy and Plant Breeding, Department of Crop Biomass and Bioresources, Justus-Liebig-University, Giessen (Germany)
2015-2021 Professor for Biomass Crop Breeding and Modelling at the Institute for Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (IBERS), Aberystwyth University, (Wales, UK)
2004-2015 Leader of the UK Miscanthus Breeding programme at the Institute for Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (IBERS), Aberystwyth University, (Wales, UK)
2000-2004 Postdoctoral Researcher working on quantification of Green House Gas emissions from agriculture at Trinity College Dublin.
1997 -2000 Postdoctoral Researcher coordinating pan-European multi-environment Miscanthus yield trials at University of Hohenheim.
1993-1997 PhD in Trinity College Dublin investigating the low temperature tolerance and yield potential of the C4 perennial rhizomatous grass Miscanthus in Ireland.
1988-1992 Bachelor in Natural Science (Botany) at Trinity College Dublin
Publications
https://scholar.google.de/citations?user=U2YLtQ8AAAAJ&hl=de&oi=ao