Robinia pseudoacacia L.: A Lesser Known Tree Species for Biomass Production

Grünewald, Holger; Böhm, Christian; Quinkenstein, Ansgar; Grundmann, Philipp; Eberts, Jörg; Wühlisch, Georg von

doi:10.1007/s12155-009-9038-x

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“…Black locust gave a higher yield than poplar and willow despite the low quality of soil and disadvantageous climatic conditions. Moreover, these results show that black locust adapts well to sandy sites which are poor in nutrients, which was confirmed in later studies [41]. The energy value of the yield in this experiment ranged from 28.6 to 176.7 GJ ha −1 year −1 .…”

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Effect of Increased Soil Fertility on the Yield and Energy Value of Short-Rotation Woody Crops

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Biomass is produced as a feedstock for energy generation and industrial processes from short-rotation woody crop plantations in Europe, the USA, and Canada. This study determined the impact of soil enrichment on the survival rate, productivity, energy value, and yield of three species of crops grown on poor soil in a 4-year harvest rotation based on two factors: species (willow, poplar, and black locust) and fertilization (lignin, mineral fertilization, mycorrhiza inoculation, and their combination). The highest average yield was obtained from willow, followed by poplar and black locust. The highest yield in the entire experiment was for poplar with lignin combined with mineral fertilization (10.5 odt ha −1 year −1 ). Using lignin combined with mineral fertilizers increased the yield by 8-14 % compared to mineral fertilizers alone for willow and poplar and nearly doubled the black locust yield. The energy value of the yield ranged from 28.6 to 176.7 GJ ha −1 year −1 , respectively, for black locust grown on the control plot and for poplar grown with mineral fertilization combined with lignin.

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confidence: 87%

Effect of Increased Soil Fertility on the Yield and Energy Value of Short-Rotation Woody Crops

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“…Therefore, the calculated biomass storage per year is a mean annual biomass increment of the whole growing time. Grünewald et al [64] reported that four former German mining areas expressed 3.0-10.0 to ha −1 a −1 of core and stump growth, at a tree age of 3-14 years (stand age in this study ranged from 1-8 years). Their study found that the biomass production of black locust is higher than that of Populus and Salix in the same former mining areas [64].…”

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“…The actual NoP and the area of each sample plot were used. Furthermore, the biomass of all trees in the sample plot was added up and extrapolated from plot size to one hectare [64]. NoP is not directly included in the allometric model.…”

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“…Although numerous studies exist dealing with the biomass productivity of black locust [19,20,31,34,35,37,38,64,72,73], the existing tools are very limited for quantifying the behavior of black locust in SRC in previous brown coal mining and agricultural areas. However, the benefit of Robinia pseudoacacia L. in SRC for our society, ecology, and economy lies in biomass and energy production, as well as carbon sequestration.…”

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Allometric Models to Predict Aboveground Woody Biomass of Black Locust (Robinia pseudoacacia L.) in Short Rotation Coppice in Previous Mining and Agricultural Areas in Germany

Carl

Biber

Landgraf

et al. 2017

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Black locust is a drought-resistant tree species with high biomass productivity during juvenility; it is able to thrive on wastelands, such as former brown coal fields and dry agricultural areas. However, research conducted on this species in such areas is limited. This paper aims to provide a basis for predicting tree woody biomass for black locust based on tree, competition, and site variables at 14 sites in northeast Germany that were previously utilized for mining or agriculture. The study areas, which are located in an area covering 320 km × 280 km, are characterized by a variety of climatic and soil conditions. Influential variables, including tree parameters, competition, and climatic parameters were considered. Allometric biomass models were employed. The findings show that the most important parameters are tree and competition variables. Different former land utilizations, such as mining or agriculture, as well as growth by cores or stumps, significantly influenced aboveground woody biomass production. The new biomass models developed as part of this study can be applied to calculate woody biomass production and carbon sequestration of Robinia pseudoacacia L. in short rotation coppices in previous mining and agricultural areas.

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“…substrates are characterized by a very low content of total organic carbon (< 0.3% at 0-30 cm soil depth), low sorption capacity and deficient nutrient supply. More details about soil characteristics were given by Grünewald et al (2009).…”

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Assessing the short rotation woody biomass production on marginal post-mining areas

Böhm¹,

Quinkenstein²,

Freese³

et al. 2011

J. For. Sci.

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the lusatian lignite-mining district (eastern Germany) is characterized by a high share of marginal post-mining areas. At these sites, crop yield is generally low, and hence, conventional land use systems often fail in terms of reliable and efficient crop production. in this paper the attempt is made to evaluate the production of woody biomass for bioenergy in short rotation coppices (src) and alley cropping systems (Acs) with black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia l.) and lucerne (Medicago sativa l.) from the aspect of possible ecological and economic benefits compared to the conventional agricultural recultivation practice. the results show that, due to both high establishment and harvesting costs and comparatively low prices of energy wood, land use systems such as src or Acs are currently hardly profitable compared to conventional agriculture. However, the cultivation of black locust resulted in a higher humus accumulation and in a lower harvest-related nutrient export than the cultivation of lucerne as a typical recultivation crop in this region. therefore, it can be concluded that for an improvement of soil fertility woody biomass production is more beneficial than the conventional agricultural recultivation practice.

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Robinia pseudoacacia L.: A Lesser Known Tree Species for Biomass Production

Cited by 117 publications

References 10 publications

Effect of Increased Soil Fertility on the Yield and Energy Value of Short-Rotation Woody Crops

Effect of Increased Soil Fertility on the Yield and Energy Value of Short-Rotation Woody Crops

Allometric Models to Predict Aboveground Woody Biomass of Black Locust (Robinia pseudoacacia L.) in Short Rotation Coppice in Previous Mining and Agricultural Areas in Germany

Assessing the short rotation woody biomass production on marginal post-mining areas

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