Cropping of Miscanthus in Central Europe: biomass production and influence on nutrients and soil organic matter

Kahle, Petra; Beuch, Steffen; Boelcke, Barbara; Leinweber, Peter; Schulten, H.‐R.

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“…These rates are still comparable, however, to others reported in the literature. Rates of up to 6.8 for a 4-5-year-old stand and 8.8 Mg ha −1 year −1 for an 8-9-year-old stand were recorded in the upper 0.25 m under Giganteus in Germany [52], and rates of up to 4 Mg ha −1 year −1 in the topsoil were reported for grass bioenergy crops in general [8].…”

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“…[17,48]), they are not unprecedently so (e.g. [43,52]), and the rates of change relative to initial SOC stocks are comparable elsewhere. Poeplau et al [61] calculated accumulations of SOC of 10 to 50% within 10 years from arable to grass and arable to woodland land use conversions, which covers the kinds of proportional increases we found here (up to 12% increase in the 0-0.3 m depth and up to 43% increase in the 0.3-1.0 m depth from 4 to 6 years).…”

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Species and Genotype Effects of Bioenergy Crops on Root Production, Carbon and Nitrogen in Temperate Agricultural Soil

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Bioenergy crops have a secondary benefit if they increase soil organic C (SOC) stocks through capture and allocation belowground. The effects of four genotypes of short-rotation coppice willow (Salix spp., 'Terra Nova' and 'Tora') and Miscanthus (M. × giganteus ('Giganteus') and M. sinensis ('Sinensis')) on roots, SOC and total nitrogen (TN) were quantified to test whether below-ground biomass controls SOC and TN dynamics. Soil cores were collected under ('plant') and between plants ('gap') in a field experiment on a temperate agricultural silty clay loam after 4 and 6 years' management. Root density was greater under Miscanthus for plant (up to 15.5 kg m −3 ) compared with gap (up to 2.7 kg m −3 ), whereas willow had lower densities (up to 3.7 kg m −3 ). Over 2 years, SOC increased below 0.2 m depth from 7.1 to 8.5 kg m −3 and was greatest under Sinensis at 0-0.1 m depth (24.8 kg m −3 ). Miscanthus-derived SOC, based on stable isotope analysis, was greater under plant (11.6 kg m −3 ) than gap (3.1 kg m −3 ) for Sinensis. Estimated SOC stock change rates over the 2-year period to 1-m depth were 6.4 for Terra Nova, 7.4 for Tora, 3.1 for Giganteus and 8.8 Mg ha −1 year −1 for Sinensis. Rates of change of TN were much less. That SOC matched root mass down the profile, particularly under Miscanthus, indicated that perennial root systems are an important contributor. Willow and Miscanthus offer both biomass production and C sequestration when planted in arable soil.

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Species and Genotype Effects of Bioenergy Crops on Root Production, Carbon and Nitrogen in Temperate Agricultural Soil

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“…M. x giganteus was introduced in Europe and exhibited good production properties while used at the brownfield sites, former mining sites and contaminated agricultural lands (KAHLE et al, 2001;KOCON and MATYKA, 2012;NSANGANWIMANA et al, 2015;MOSA et al, 2016). This plant is a C-4 perennial grass, has a high biomass productivity accompanied by good water use efficiency and low nutrient demands (PIDLISNYUK et al, 2014a).…”

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Preliminary Results on Growing Second Generation Biofuel Crop Miscanthus X Giganteus at The Polluted Military Site in Ukraine

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Abstract:The semi-field research on using second-generation biofuel crop Miscanthus x giganteus for restoration of former military site in Kamenetz-Podilsky, Ukraine was carried out during two vegetation seasons. Despite high metal pollution of soil, in particular, by Fe, Mn, Ti, and Zr, no growth inhibition was observed. The concentrations followed pattern soil > roots > stems > leaves. Accumulation of particular metals in roots was different: Fe, Mn and Ti were accumulated rather palpably after the first vegetation season and less tangible after the second one. Cu, Pb and Zn were less accumulative in both vegetation seasons, and for As and Pb the accumulative concentrations were very small. Accumulations in the aboveground parts of the plant in comparison to roots were significantly lower in case of Fe, Ti, Mn, Cu, Zn, Sr and even statistically comparable to zero in case of As, Pb and Zr. Calculated translocation ratio of metals in the plant's parts preferably indicated lack of metals' hyper accumulation. Generally, no correlations were observed between concentrations of metals in the soil and in the upper plant's parts. The research confirmed the ability of Miscanthus x giganteus to grow on the military soils predominantly contaminated by metals.

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“…By harvesting Miscanthus late also gives the plants an opportunity to withdraw a portion of the components from the aboveground organs to the roots, which is a characteristic feature of the species. Research results of other authors (Ercoli et al 1999, Kahle et al 2001, Kalembasa and Malinowska 2007 indicate that Miscanthus can be grown on light soils.The amounts of elements in Miscanthus plants determined at harvest in the different fertilization combinations did not vary much ( Table 2). The largest variations were in the amounts of calcium and magnesium, and the smallest ones in those of phosphorus and nitrogen.…”

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Long-term mineral fertilization impact on chemical and microbiological properties of soil and Miscanthus × giganteus yield

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This experimental work was undertaken to assess the effect of various fertilization regimes (CaNPK, NPK, CaPK, CaPN, CaKN and Ca) and different soil properties on growth and yield of Miscanthus plants and to check the impact of this plant on soil microbial characteristics. Field experiment was set up in 2003 on a long-term fertilization experiment, which had been established since 1923. Miscanthus giganteus response to high soil acidity and deficiency of N, P and K was investigated. Some physico-chemical and microbiological properties of soil samples were estimated and microbial characteristics of soil were conducted to investigate the number of the following microorganisms: heterotrophic bacteria, microscopic fungi, and some diazotrophic bacteria. Obtained results showed that, the highest yield of Miscanthus was obtained from the field fertilized with the CaNPK; while the lowest one was found for plants grown without nitrogen (CaPK). The high acidity of soil and small amount of phosphorus did not affect the yields in the NPK and CaKN combinations as compared with CaNPK one. The experiments showed that Miscanthus giganteus responded positively to mineral fertilization, especially with nitrogen. The rhizosphere of Miscanthus plants provides a suitable environment for the growth and development of microorganisms, in contrast to the non-rhizosphere zone.Keywords: energetic plant; microbial characteristics of soil; nutrients in plant and soil Plant Soil Environ. Vol. 60, 2014, No. 3: 117-122 118 MATERIAL AND METHODSThe object of chemical and microbiological analyses was soil taken under Miscanthus giganteus plants grown in different fertilization combinations. The experiment was set up in 2003 in triplicate on the site of a long-term fertilization experiment in which a fixed fertilization scheme had been applied since 1923: CaNPK, NPK, CaPK, CaPN, CaKN, Ca. The experiment was carried out on a podzolic soil formed from heavy loamy sand. Chemical and microbiological tests were carried out over 2010 and 2011 at three different times of the year (spring, summer, and autumn).Chemical tests were carried out on plants and non-rhizosphere soil, whereas microbiological tests included both rhizosphere and non-rhizosphere soils. Rhizosphere soil was taken to be the soil that remained within the root system of Miscanthus plants after shaking them.Soil samples were analysed for pH in 1 mol/L KCl (PN-ISO 10390), total nitrogen (PN-ISO 11261), organic carbon (PN-ISO 10694), available P by Egner-Riehm method (Fotyma et al. 2005), and exchangeable forms of K, Mg and Ca (Ostrowska et al. 1991). Plant samples were analysed for total amounts of macroelements (N, P, K, Mg, Ca, S) (Ostrowska et al. 1991).Microbial characteristics in the soil were assessed on the basis of population sizes of selected physiological groups of microorganisms: heterotrophic bacteria on the Bunt and Rovira medium (1955), and microscopic fungi on the Martin's medium (1950). The most probable number (MPN) of diazotrophic bacteria (Azotobacter sp. a...

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Cropping of Miscanthus in Central Europe: biomass production and influence on nutrients and soil organic matter

Cited by 174 publications

References 13 publications

Species and Genotype Effects of Bioenergy Crops on Root Production, Carbon and Nitrogen in Temperate Agricultural Soil

Species and Genotype Effects of Bioenergy Crops on Root Production, Carbon and Nitrogen in Temperate Agricultural Soil

Preliminary Results on Growing Second Generation Biofuel Crop Miscanthus X Giganteus at The Polluted Military Site in Ukraine

Long-term mineral fertilization impact on chemical and microbiological properties of soil and Miscanthus × giganteus yield

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