Biobased crop catalogue
Crops
Crops cultivated for biobased construction materials and carbon storage on land. Yield and per-hectare carbon figures seeded from MOOI-NL Handreiking (2023) where available; per-partner-region values will follow from regional curators.
- Bamboo —
- Hybrid poplar —
- Straw 2–5 tCO2eq/ha/yr
- Winter rye (catch crop) —
- Timber / Wood —
- Green manure / cover crop —
- Maple Acer spp.—
- Alder Alnus glutinosa—
- Japanese Oats (cover crop) Avena strigosa—
- Birch Betula spp.—
- Oilseed rape Brassica napus—
- Camelina Camelina sativa—
- Hemp Cannabis sativa8–15 tCO2eq/ha/yr
- Sweet chestnut Castanea sativa—
- Hazel Corylus avellana—
- Sun hemp Crotalaria juncea—
- Buckwheat Fagopyrum esculentum—
- Beech Fagus sylvatica—
- Ash Fraxinus excelsior—
- Walnut Juglans regia—
- Rush Juncus spp.—
- Larch Larix spp.—
- Flax Linum usitatissimum4–8 tCO2eq/ha/yr
- Italian Ryegrass (cover/green manure) Lolium multiflorum—
- White lupine Lupinus albus—
- Apple Malus domestica—
- Miscanthus Miscanthus spp.7–25 tCO2eq/ha/yr
- Purple moor grass Molinia caerulea—
- Serradella Ornithopus sativus—
- Empress tree Paulownia tomentosa—
- Phacelia Phacelia tanacetifolia—
- Reed Canary Grass Phalaroides arundinacea—
- Common Reed Phragmites australis12–35 tCO2eq/ha/yr
- Norway spruce Picea abies—
- Scots pine Pinus sylvestris—
- Poplar Populus spp.8–20 tCO2eq/ha/yr
- Cherry Prunus avium—
- Douglas fir Pseudotsuga menziesii—
- Pear Pyrus communis—
- Oak Quercus robur / Quercus petraea—
- Tillage radish Raphanus sativus 'Daikon'—
- Fodder radish Raphanus sativus var. oleiformis—
- Oil Radish (cover crop) Raphanus sativus var. oleiformis—
- Willow Salix spp.8–20 tCO2eq/ha/yr
- Bulrush / club-rush Schoenoplectus spp.—
- Cup Plant Silphium perfoliatum—
- White mustard Sinapis alba—
- Rowan Sorbus aucuparia—
- Sphagnum Moss Sphagnum spp.—
- Berseem clover Trifolium alexandrinum—
- Crimson clover Trifolium incarnatum—
- Red clover Trifolium pratense—
- Hybrid Cattail Typha × glauca—
- Cattail Typha spp.12–35 tCO2eq/ha/yr
- Elm Ulmus spp.—
- Hairy vetch Vicia villosa—