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Bioenergy (energy from biomass) is still the most used source of renewable energy in most of countries around the world. Lignocellulosic crops e.g. willow (Salix spp.) grown as short rotation coppice are a valuable option for diversification of biomass sources that provide bioenergy. Such crops should be neutral in terms of CO2 emissions to the atmosphere; therefore, the amount of carbon supplied to the soil (and sequestered) along with residues after harvest must at least balance the amount of CO2 emitted to the atmosphere during cultivation, harvesting and biomass conversion. Therefore, the aim of this study was the theoretical analysis of the amount of willow biomass residues (i.e. above- and below-ground residues, harvest residues) that enter into soil on commercial plantation cultivated in triennial harvest cycle and to determine the carbon sequestration potential in soil. The research was based on actual biomass yields of seven different clones and varieties and post-harvest residues and carbon sequestration theoretically estimated on this basis. In addition, net carbon sequestration was determined based on actual CO2 emissions from crop cultivation on the plantation. Results showed large differences in the amount of estimated biomass residues that stay on the field after harvest (from 2.94 to 14.88 Mg ha−1 y−1 d.m.) and potential net carbon sequestration (from 0.07 to 0.99 Mg ha−1 y−1 C) between analyzed clones and varieties depending on biomass yield and emissions from cultivation. It must be emphasized, that in each case potential net carbon sequestration exceeded emissions from willow cultivation.
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This work was financed by the National Science Centre, Poland. Grant no. 2016/23/N/NZ9/02738.
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Niksa, D., Krzyżaniak, M., Stolarski, M.J. (2020). The Estimation of Above- and Below-Ground Biomass Residues and Carbon Sequestration Potential in Soil on Commercial Willow Plantation. In: Wróbel, M., Jewiarz, M., Szlęk , A. (eds) Renewable Energy Sources: Engineering, Technology, Innovation. Springer Proceedings in Energy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-13888-2_25
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