1. Perennial and Intercrop Legumes as Energy Crops for Biogas Production
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Nadja Rensberg, Paul Trainer, Katja Oehmichen, Joachim Werner Zang, Arno Deuker, Leandro Janke, P. Walter Stinner, Denny Popp, Jaqueline Daniel-Gromke, Tina Schmalfuß, Kurt Möller, Velina Denysenko, Wilson Mozena Leandro, and Christopher Brock
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0106 biological sciences ,Energy balance ,Forage ,04 agricultural and veterinary sciences ,01 natural sciences ,Energy crop ,Agronomy ,Biogas ,Bioenergy ,Greenhouse gas ,040103 agronomy & agriculture ,0401 agriculture, forestry, and fisheries ,Environmental science ,Cropping ,Legume ,010606 plant biology & botany - Abstract
Biogas generation opens new possibilities for the use of legume growths and thus for legume cropping, as quality restrictions are lower than for other forms of utilization. The German example of energy cropping shows the possibility of up to 20% of forage legume integration for bioenergy production into the cropping systems. This can allow an improvement of sustainability and resilience, especially with regard to reduced external inputs, improved humus, energy and nutrient balances, reduced greenhouse gas emissions, and the general positive impact of forage and intercrop legumes on cropping systems.
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- 2018
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