Master of Science / Department of Agronomy / Scott A. Staggenborg / Volatile energy prices, energy independency, and environmental concerns have increased the demand for renewable fuel production in the United States. The current renewable fuel industry in the United States has developed around the conversion of starch into ethanol fuel, supplied mainly by corn (Zea mays L.) grain. Future energy demands cannot be met by corn grain alone; therefore greater amounts of biomass from traditional and alternative crops must be utilized. Nutrient removal by selected biofuel crops is important in order to determine biomass quality, required fertilizer inputs, and economic viability of biofuel cropping systems. The objectives of this study were to evaluate grain, stover, total biomass, and estimated ethanol yields of annual and perennial C4 crops grown under the same soil and weather conditions; and fermentable carbohydrate (FC) yields from extracted sweet sorghum juice. In addition, nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) and potassium (K) concentrations of biomass were evaluated to determine total nutrient removal for annual and perennial crops. Field trials, at two locations in northeast Kansas, included corn, sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] and perennial warm-season grass cultivars. Yields and nutrient removal were greater for annual crops than perennial grasses. Annual crop yields varied among cultivars, but were similar between locations and years. Perennial grass yields improved significantly from the 2007 establishment year to 2008, however nutrient removal was not affected by the yield increase. The highest grain yield and grain nutrient removal amounts were observed for corn across both years and locations. Total biomass yields were greatest for sweet and photoperiod sensitive sorghum cultivars. Average extracted sweet sorghum FC yields were 4.8 Mg ha[superscript]1. Estimated ethanol yields of sweet sorghum were greater than all other crop cultivars. Overall, nutrient removal was most affected by biomass yield variation among crop cultivars; however P concentrations, and subsequent removal, were dependent upon soil P levels at individual locations. These results suggest that annual crops can achieve the greatest biomass yields for multiple renewable fuel conversion processes, but are associated with high nutrient removal levels which must be considered when evaluating biofuel energy cropping systems.

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Le carbone organique des sols (COS) joue un rôle majeur dans le maintien des propriétés des sols, et constitue un important réservoir de carbone sensible aux perturbations anthropiques dont les changements d'usage ou de gestion des terres. En Amazonie, la déforestation libère des gaz à effet de serre (GES) par le brûlis de la végétation mais les stocks de COS sont également susceptibles d'évoluer et de contribuer aux émissions de GES. Nous montrons que ces variations de stocks sont cependant mal comprises à l'échelle du biome, en raison de l'approche par chrono-séquence qui induit de nombreuses incertitudes et du manque de données sur la gestion des agrosystèmes implantés après déforestation. L'étude a été conduite sur un site agronomique diachronique en Guyane, déboisé sans brûlis et avec des restitutions de biomasse forestière au sol, sur lequel ont été implantés 3 systèmes de culture : une prairie et deux systèmes maïs/soja avec ou sans travail du sol. L'objectif a été de déterminer le devenir du carbone forestier et du COS des agrosystèmes. Les fluctuations des stocks ont été mesurées jusqu'à 5 ans après déforestation dans la couche 0-30 cm, un bilan est proposé pour la couche 0-100 cm à 5 ans. La décomposition des débris de bois, apportés au sol suite à la déforestation, a été étudiée via leur perte de masse et leur caractérisation par pyrolyse Rock-Eval. La répartition granulométrique du COS a été mesurée 4 ans après déforestation. L'isotopie δ13C a été utilisée dans le sol sous prairie pour distinguer le carbone d'origine prairiale. L'apport de carbone issu de la déforestation a entrainé une augmentation des stocks de COS, mais de courte durée car les débris de bois se sont rapidement décomposés et n'ont pas induit de stockage durable de COS. Cinq ans après déforestation les stocks de COS sous prairie sont similaires à ceux observés sous forêt, grâce à des apports de carbone importants par les racines, alors que sous cultures les stocks diminuent d'environ 18 %, sans que l'on ait distingué un effet du travail du sol. La décroissance du carbone forestier, qui concerne l'ensemble des fractions granulométriques du sol, a donc été compensée par les apports de carbone sous prairie, ce qui n'est pas le cas sous cultures annuelles. Le modèle RothC a pu être validé dans notre situation même s'il a surestimé légèrement les stocks sous cultures. Nos résultats, replacés dans le contexte amazonien montrent que les diminutions de COS observées ici sont moins importantes que pour l'ensemble des tropiques humides, probablement en raison de la gestion optimale du site et de la courte durée du temps d'observation. / Soil organic carbon is a key component of soil quality, and represents a large part of the terrestrial carbon stock, sensitive to human perturbations including land-use change. In Amazonia, deforestation induces greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions due to vegetation burning, but SOC stocks also change, which can induce GHG emissions. We show that these changes are misunderstood at the biome scale, because of the chronosequence approach that induces uncertainties, and because of the lack of management data of the agrosystems established after deforestation. We studied here an agronomic trial with a diachronic approach in French Guiana, deforested with a fire-free method that returned large amount of forest organic matter. Three agrosystems were set up: a grassland and two annual crop systems (maize/soybean) with and without soil tillage. We aimed to measure the fate of forest carbon and of SOC in the agrosystems. SOC stocks fluctuations were assessed up to 5 years after deforestation in the layer 0-30 cm, and a comparison forest-agroecosystems in the layer 0-100 cm was done at 5 years. Decomposition of woody debris buried in the soil after deforestation was assessed by mass loss approach and Rock-Eval pyrolysis. SOC distribution in granulometric fractions was measured 4 years after deforestation. δ13C methods were used in the grassland soil to distinguish the carbon derived from forest or grassland. We found that carbon inputs from deforestation increased SOC stocks, but only at short-term because woody debris decomposition was fast and did not induce a mid-term SOC storage. Five years after deforestation SOC stocks in grassland are similar to the forest, thanks to carbon inputs from root activity. In the annual crops SOC stocks decrease of about 18 %, and no difference is found according to the soil tillage. The decay of forest soil carbon, which affected the whole granulometric fractions of SOC, is thus offset in grassland but not in annual crops. RothC model could be validated in our study, but slightly overestimated SOC stocks in annual crops. Replaced in the Amazonian context, our results showed that the SOC decrease here was lower than other studies across humid tropics. This can probably be explained by the optimal management of the agrosystems, and the short time lapse studied.

Resumo: A identificação de alternativas que possibilitem a correção da acidez do solo em profundidade no sistema plantio direto, partindo de uma aplicação superficial, sem incorporação, pode viabilizar a permanência e o sucesso desse sistema. Desta forma, o trabalho objetivou avaliar as misturas de silicato, calcário e gesso na correção do perfil do solo, aplicados superficialmente no sistema plantio direto, bem como suas implicações na nutrição, nos componentes da produção e na produtividade do arroz e feijão. O experimento foi conduzido nos anos agrícolas de 2003/04 e 2004/05 na Fazenda de Ensino e Pesquisa pertencente à Faculdade de Engenharia - UNESP, Campus de Ilha Solteira, localizada no município de Selvíria - MS, em um Latossolo Vermelho distrófico, cultivado há quatro anos no sistema plantio direto. O delineamento experimental utilizado foi em blocos casualizados, com oito tratamentos e quatro repetições. Os tratamentos utilizados foram: 1 - Testemunha (sem corretivos e sem gesso agrícola), 2 - Gesso (aplicação apenas de gesso agrícola), 3 - Calcário (aplicação exclusiva de calcário), 4 - Silicato (aplicação exclusiva de silicato), 5 - Mistura composta de Calcário + Silicato (aplicação da mistura de calcário e silicato - CS, metade da dose de cada corretivo), 6 - Mistura composta de Calcário + Gesso (aplicação da mistura da dose total de calcário e da dose total de gesso agrícola - CG), 7 - Mistura composta de Silicato + Gesso (aplicação da mistura da dose total de silicato e da dose total de gesso agrícola - SG) e 8 - Mistura composta de Calcário + Silicato + Gesso (aplicação da mistura de calcário e silicato, metade da dose de cada corretivo e da dose total de gesso agrícola - CSG). A aplicação superficial de silicato no sistema plantio direto não foi superior ao calcário na neutralização da acidez... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: The identification of alternatives that would allow for the soil acidity correction of in depth in no-tillage system based on a surface without addition, you can stay and make a success of this system. Thus, the study aimed to evaluate the mixed silicate with dolomite limestone, and phosphogypsum in the depth soil amendment when surface applied in no-tillage system, and the implications for nutrition, the components of production and productivity of rice and beans sprinkler irrigation. The experiment was carried out during the agricultural years 2003/04 and 2004/05 in an experimental area located in Selvíria - MS in a dystrophic Red Latossol, there are cultivated four years in no-tillage system. The experimental design was randomized blocks with eight treatments and four replications. The treatments were: 1 - Control (without agricultural liming materials and without phosphogypsum), 2 - Phosphogypsum (only application of phosphogypsum), 3 - Dolomite limestone (exclusive application), 4 - Silicate (exclusive application), 5 - Mixture composed of dolomite limestone + silicate (application of the mixture of dolomite limestone and silicate - CS, half the rate of each agricultural liming materials), 6 - Mixture composed of dolomite limestone + phosphogypsum (application of the total rate of the dolomite limestone and total rate of phosphogypsum - CG), 7 - Mixture composed of silicate + phosphogypsum (application of the total rate of silicate and the total rate of phosphogypsum - SG) and 8 - Composed of dolomite limestone + silicate + phosphogypsum (application the mixture of dolomite limestone and silicate, half the rate of each agricultural liming materials and the total rate of phosphogypsum - CSG). The application surface of silicate in not-tillage system was not higher to dolomite limestone in neutralize the acidity of soil in depth, showing the same efficiency... (Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Orientador: Carlos Alexandre Costa Crusciol / Coorientador: Orivaldo Arf / Banca: Rogério Peres Soratto / Banca: Dirceu Maximino Fernandes / Banca: Munir Mauad / Banca: Jose Salvador Simoneti Foloni / Doutor

Orientador: Carlos Alexandre Costa Crusciol / Banca: Ciro Antonio Rosolem / Banca: Salatier Buzetti / Banca: Heitor Cantarella / Banca: Waldo Alejandro Ruben Cabezas / Resumo: A consorciação do milho e sorgo com gramíneas forrageiras pode ser utilizada tanto para a formação de pastagens, como a formação de cobertura morta no sistema de semeadura direta. Dentre os nutrientes aplicados nas fertilizações destaca-se o nitrogênio, devido ser o nutriente absorvido em maior quantidade pelas culturas e o que mais influencia na produtividade de grãos, tendo sua dinâmica no sistema solo-planta condicionada pelo manejo. O trabalho de pesquisa constou de dois experimentos que foram instalados na Fazenda Experimental Lageado da Faculdade de Ciências Agronômicas - Campus de Botucatu, num Latossolo Vermelho, cultivado há aproximadamente 5 anos em sistema de semeadura direta. O objetivo dos experimentos foi avaliar o efeito da adubação nitrogenada na cultura do milho e do sorgo no sistema de cultivo solteiro e consorciado com Brachiaria brizantha e Panicum maximum em sistema de semeadura direta e o posterior desempenho das forrageiras. O delineamento experimental foi o de blocos casualizados, em esquema de parcelas subdivididas, com quatro repetições. As parcelas foram representadas por três sistemas de cultivo da cultura produtora de grãos (cultivo solteiro, cultivo com B. brizantha na linha de semeadura e cultivo com P. maximum na linha de semeadura ) e as subparcelas por quatro doses de nitrogênio em cobertura (0, 50, 100 e 200 kg ha-1 de N). Foram avaliados os atributos químicos do solo, as características agronômicas da cultura, os componentes de produção, a diagnose foliar e a produtividade de grãos, além da produção de massa de matéria seca das forrageiras após a colheita da cultura. Tanto para a cultura do milho quanto para o sorgo pode-se inferir que o cultivo consorciado, desde que seja implantado e manejado adequadamente não afeta a produção de grãos em razão de ...(Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: Corn and sorghum intercropped with grass can be used both to pasture formation and to soil cover formation in no-tillage system. Nitrogen is prominent among the nutrients applied in fertilizations, because nitrogen is the most absored nutrient by crops and most affect the grains yield, and its dynamic in soil-plant system is conditioned by management. The research consisted of two experiments that were carried out at Lageado Experimental Farm, of Agricultural Science College, campus of Botucatu, in Red Latosol (Oxisol), cultivated to five years in no-tillage system. The objective of this work was to evaluate the effect of nitrogen fertilization on corn and sorghum and Brachiaria brizantha and Panicum maximum intercrops in no-tillage system, and the behavior of forages. The experimental design was in randomized blocks with split plot analyses, with four replications. The plot treatments consisted of three modalities of tillage of corn and sorghum (single crop, intercrop with B. brizantha in the row of sowing or and with P. maximum in the row of sowing) and the split plot of four nitrogen rates (0, 50, 100, and 200 kg ha-1 N). It was evaluated the soil chemical attributes, the agronomical characteristics of crop, grains yield, leaf macronutrients content and forages yield. The intercrop system did not affect grain yield of corn and sorghum, because it did not cause negative effects in plant nutrition and growth. Nitrogen fertilization affected grains yield of corn and sorghum independently of the cultivation system. The residual effect of nitrogen applied on corn and sorghum caused an increased forage yield of B. brizantha and P. maximum. No difference was observed among the soil chemical attributes due to different cultivation systems, because of the high fertility of the soil. The highest net...(Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Doutor

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