Crop and Soil Responses to Using Corn Stover as a Bioenergy Feedstock: Observations from the Northern US Corn Belt

Crop and Soil Responses to Using Corn Stover as a Bioenergy Feedstock: Observations from the Northern US Corn Belt

Corn (Zea mays L.) stover is a potential bioenergy feedstock, but little is known about the impacts of reducing stover return on yield and soil quality in the Northern US Corn Belt. Our study objectives were to measure the impact of three stover return rates (Full (~7.8 Mg ha−1 yr−1), Moderate (~3.8...

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Main Authors: Jane M. F. Johnson, Veronica Acosta-Martinez, Cynthia A. Cambardella, Nancy W. Barbour
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2013-02-01
Series:Agriculture
Subjects:
cellulosic feedstock
sustainability
residue management
bioenergy
dry aggregate stability
FAME
particulate organic matter
microbial biomass
soil organic carbon
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/3/1/72

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