Biomass partitioning and nutrient fluxes in Silphium perfoliatum and silage maize cropping systems.

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Abstract

Cup plant cultivation as feedstock for anaerobic digestion has become an emerging topic in European Agriculture. Although there is a gap in methane yields between cup plant and the benchmark crop silage maize, cup plant as a perennial crop provides several ecological advantages. Amongst others, studies have proven its potential for carbon sequestration. With the present study, we addressed the gap in knowledge about biomass partitioning above- and belowground as well as recycling of organic matter and nutrients for cup plant and compared the results to silage maize. Therefore, a 2 year field experiment was conducted under practical conditions on rather shallow soil conditions in a low mountain landscape in Western Germany. Relevant plant fractions like litterfall, yield bi

SUBMITTER: Ruf T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9628351 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature