Effects of setup of centralized biogas plants on crop acreage and balances of nutrients and soil humus

• Published in: Nutrient cycling in agroecosystems Vol. 89; no. 2; pp. 303 - 312
• Main Authors: Moller, Kurt, Muller, Torsten, Schulz, Rudolf
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Kluwer 01.03.2011; Springer Netherlands; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: aboveground biomass; Agricultural practices; Agriculture; Biogas; biogeochemical cycles; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Budgets; Cereal crops; Cereals; Corn; corn silage; Cover crops; crop acreage; Crops; Decomposing organic matter; Digestion; Effluents; Energy crops; Enlargement; Farmers; Farms; Germany; Humus; income; Leaching; Life Sciences; nitrates; Nutrient availability; nutrient content; Nutrient cycles; Nutrient loss; Nutrients; Original Article; Plants (botany); risk; Silage; soil nutrients; Substrates; Zea mays; Germany; Soil nutrient balances; Biogas effluents; Crop acreage; Nitrogen; Humus balances

An increasing number of biogas plants (BGPs) based on digestion of dedicated energy crops have been implemented in Germany. The objectives of this study were to assess the changes in (1) the acreage of different crops (silage maize, cereals, etc.) related to the setup of the BGP, (2) nutrient flows...