Date: Thursday, 27 June 2024
Time: 11:45 - 12:45 CEST
Session code 1DV.4
Innovative biomass production for energy integrated into traditional agri-forestry systems
Development of Soil Organic Carbon Content in an 8-Year Old Miscanthus Crop Under Green and Brown Harvest Regime
Short Introductive summary
The aim of this research was to assess the development of the soil organic carbon content under a miscanthus crop 8 years after establishment on conventional arable soil. This research aims to contribute data to the carbon sequestration potential of converting arable land into perennial biomass crops like miscanthus. In this field trial the effect of two different harvest regimes, harvest of the green biomass in late October for anaerobic digestion (green harvest) and harvest of the dry biomass in March/April after winter for combustion (brown harvest), on the soil organic carbon were assessed. This contributes to the understanding to which extent the harvest time/regime affects soil carbon sequestration.
Presenter
Iris LEWANDOWSKI
University of Hohenheim, Biobased Resources in the Bioeconomy
Presenter's biography
Iris Lewandowski holds the Chair and Professorship in "Biobased Resources in the Bioeconomy" at the University of Hohenheim, Germany. She initiated and leads the international Master “Bioeconomy" and is Chief Bioeconomy Officer (CBO) of the University of Hohenheim.
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Co-authors:
R. Ruser, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, GERMANY
J. Clifton-Brown, Justus Liebig University, Gießen, GERMANY
I. Lewandowski, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, GERMANY
E. Magenau, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, GERMANY
Session reference: 1DV.4.4