scholarly journals Redefining marginal land for bioenergy crop production

GCB Bioenergy ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Madhu Khanna ◽  
Luoye Chen ◽  
Bruno Basso ◽  
Ximing Cai ◽  
John L. Field ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Crop Production ◽  
Marginal Land ◽  
Bioenergy Crop

scholarly journals Assessing multimetric aspects of sustainability: Application to a bioenergy crop production system in East Tennessee

Ecosphere ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Esther S. Parish ◽  
Virginia H. Dale ◽  
Burton C. English ◽  
Samuel W. Jackson ◽  
Donald D. Tyler
Keyword(s):  
Production System ◽  
Crop Production ◽  
Bioenergy Crop ◽  
East Tennessee

Suitability of an organic residual cover on tailings for bioenergy crop production: A preliminary assessment

2012 ◽  
Vol 92 (1) ◽  
pp. 203-211 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Hargreaves ◽  
Alan Lock ◽  
Peter Beckett ◽  
Graeme Spiers ◽  
Bryan Tisch ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mine Tailings ◽  
Crop Production ◽  
Crop Yields ◽  
Paper Mill ◽  
Bioenergy Crops ◽  
Bioenergy Crop ◽  
Preliminary Assessment ◽  
Agricultural Site ◽  
Corn Kernels ◽  
Organic Residual

Hargreaves, J., Lock, A., Beckett, P., Spiers, G. A., Tisch, B, Lanteigne, L., Posadowski, T. and Soenens, M. 2012. Suitability of an organic residual cover on tailings for bioenergy crop production: A preliminary assessment. Can. J. Soil Sci. 92: 203–211. To test the potential for production of bioenergy crops, such as canola and corn, an organic cover was constructed over acid-producing mine tailings containing nickel and copper, belonging to Vale in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. The 1 m deep cover was of organic residuals (biosolids) obtained from a regional paper mill. Corn and canola crops were successfully grown using agricultural techniques. Crop yields from each of 2 yr from the tailings site were greater than those obtained at an agricultural site in the region. Root, shoot and grain analyses indicated low potential for bioaccumulation of potentially hazardous metals from the organic residual cover or the underlying tailings. Over the short term, there was no evidence of metal movement into the biosolids cover or uptake by the crops from the underlying tailing deposits. Importantly, canola seeds and corn kernels, the feedstocks for biodiesel and ethanol biofuels production, did not accumulate environmentally sensitive metals. This preliminary study demonstrates that the placement of an organic residuals cover on mine tailings to support growth of bioenergy crops is a potential novel reclamation strategy for the mining and smelting industry, or for industrial brownfields in general.

scholarly journals Alternative scenarios of bioenergy crop production in an agricultural landscape and implications for bird communities

2016 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 42-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter J. Blank ◽  
Carol L. Williams ◽  
David W. Sample ◽  
Timothy D. Meehan ◽  
Monica G. Turner
Keyword(s):  
Crop Production ◽  
Agricultural Landscape ◽  
Bird Communities ◽  
Bioenergy Crop ◽  
Alternative Scenarios

scholarly journals Environmental implications of using ‘underutilised agricultural land’ for future bioenergy crop production

2015 ◽  
Vol 139 ◽  
pp. 180-195 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saori Miyake ◽  
Carl Smith ◽  
Ann Peterson ◽  
Clive McAlpine ◽  
Marguerite Renouf ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Crop Production ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Bioenergy Crop ◽  
Environmental Implications

Soil Responses to Bioenergy Crop Production in the North Carolina Piedmont

2017 ◽  
Vol 109 (4) ◽  
pp. 1368-1378 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zan Wang ◽  
Joshua L. Heitman ◽  
T. Jot Smyth ◽  
Carl R. Crozier ◽  
Alan Franzluebbers ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
North Carolina ◽  
Crop Production ◽  
Bioenergy Crop ◽  
The North ◽  
North Carolina Piedmont ◽  
Soil Responses
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