Acta Scientiarum Polonorum
Silvarum Colendarum Ratio et Industria Lignaria

Civilizational development requires seeking for more and more modern methods of satisfying growing needs of the society. Living standards grow together with economic growth and, as a result, demand for energy grows as well. This fact is tantamount with the necessity to look for alternative energy sources. Otherwise, our civilization will soon have to face degradation of natural environment and shortage of conventional energy resources. Under Polish conditions, crucial role in utilizing renewable energy is played by biomass, and its importance is going to grow over the years. The present study has assessed productivity of three willow clones: Tur, Ekotur and Turbo, grown in short rotations on farmland.