Energy and economic efficiency of camelina and crambe biomass production on a large-scale farm in north-eastern Poland

Stolarski, M.; Krzyżaniak, Michał; Kwiatkowski, J.; Tworkowski, J.; Szczukowski, S.

doi:10.1016/j.energy.2018.03.021

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“…However, many of the pre-selected industrial crops are also expected to have positive effects on pollinators. These include camelina [99][100][101], crambe [100,102], safflower [103,104], lupin [105,106], cardoon [107,108] and willow [63,109,110]. In addition, the suitability of the MALLIS for habitat networking in combination with other highly diverse cropping systems, such as species-rich meadows [111] should be investigated to improve the overall efficiency of the MALLIS for biodiversity conservation.…”

Section: Biodiversity Conservationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Marginal Agricultural Land Low-Input Systems for Biomass Production

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This study deals with approaches for a social-ecological friendly European bioeconomy based on biomass from industrial crops cultivated on marginal agricultural land. The selected crops to be investigated are: Biomass sorghum, camelina, cardoon, castor, crambe, Ethiopian mustard, giant reed, hemp, lupin, miscanthus, pennycress, poplar, reed canary grass, safflower, Siberian elm, switchgrass, tall wheatgrass, wild sugarcane, and willow. The research question focused on the overall crop growth suitability under low-input management. The study assessed: (i) How the growth suitability of industrial crops can be defined under the given natural constraints of European marginal agricultural lands; and (ii) which agricultural practices are required for marginal agricultural land low-input systems (MALLIS). For the growth-suitability analysis, available thresholds and growth requirements of the selected industrial crops were defined. The marginal agricultural land was categorized according to the agro-ecological zone (AEZ) concept in combination with the marginality constraints, so-called ‘marginal agro-ecological zones’ (M-AEZ). It was found that both large marginal agricultural areas and numerous agricultural practices are available for industrial crop cultivation on European marginal agricultural lands. These results help to further describe the suitability of industrial crops for the development of social-ecologically friendly MALLIS in Europe.

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Section: Biodiversity Conservationmentioning

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Marginal Agricultural Land Low-Input Systems for Biomass Production

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“…Most agronomic and energy efficiency analyses in the process of solid biomass production do not go beyond the field (farm) [67][68][69][70][71][72][73][74][75][76][77][78][79][80]. It should be stressed, however, that the use of oilseed crops for biofuel production is economically justified when the energy efficiency of yield seeds ≥3 (i.e., the energy value of yield seeds should be at least three times higher than the relevant energy inputs) [81].…”

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Productivity, Energy and Economic Balance in the Production of Different Cultivars of Winter Oilseed Rape. A Case Study in North-Eastern Poland

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In this study, the agricultural inputs, energy requirements and costs associated with the production of semi-dwarf (PR45 D03 and Avenir) and long-stem (Visby) cultivars of winter oilseed rape were optimized in an experiment with 35-1 fractional factorial design. A field experiment was carried out in the Agricultural Experiment Station in Bałcyny (north-eastern Poland) in 2008–2011. The study investigated the responses of two morphotypes of hybrid cultivars of winter oilseed rape to key yield-forming factors (seeding date, seeding rate, nitrogen fertilization) and yield protection factors (fungal disease control). Agronomic inputs were tested at three levels. Our findings indicate that production technologies (characterized by a different intensity of agricultural inputs) should target the specific requirements of winter oilseed rape cultivars. Semi-dwarf cultivars of winter oilseed rape (PR45 D03 and Avenir) were characterized by higher yield potential at different input levels than the long-stem cultivar (Visby). Semi-dwarf cultivars required higher levels of agricultural inputs than the long-stem cultivar. Semi-dwarf cultivars grown in high-input technologies were characterized by the highest energy efficiency ratio. In contrast, the long-stem cultivar was characterized by the optimal energy input-energy output ratio in the low-input technology. Regardless of cultivar, high-input production technologies were more profitable because the resulting increase in seed yield significantly outweighed the rise in production costs.

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“…In Australia and New Zealand, Brassica crops are more widely used in rotation and intercropping with rice and wheat [57]. The oil and nonfat seed residues of C. abyssinica constitute renewable feedstocks for biofuel and bio-based products in the oleochemical industry [25,38,58].…”

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Crambe: Seed Yield and Quality in Response to Nitrogen and Sulfur—A Case Study in Northeastern Poland

2020

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The aim of this study was to determine the effect of nitrogen (0, 30, 60, 90, 120 kg ha−1) and sulfur (0, 15, and 30 kg ha−1) fertilization on the morphometric parameters of plants, seed yield components, seed and straw yield, N fertilizer use efficiency (NFUE), and quality of crambe seeds. The experiment had a randomized complete block design, and it was carried out in Bałcyny (northeastern Poland) in 2017–2019. In northeastern Poland, the average seed yields ranged from 0.96 to 1.64–1.82 Mg ha−1 (hulled seeds). Seed yield increased significantly in response to 120 kg N ha−1 and 15 kg S ha−1. The NFUE of crambe decreased by 28% with a rise in N rate. Hulled crambe seeds accumulated 324–394 g kg−1 DM of crude fat, 208–238 g kg−1 DM of total protein, and 118–137 g kg−1 DM of crude fiber. Nitrogen fertilization decreased the crude fat content (by 6%), and it increased the total protein content (by 11%) and the crude fiber content (by 14%) of crambe seeds. Sulfur fertilization increased crude fat content (by 4–5%) without inducing significant differences in the total protein content and the crude fat content of seeds.

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Energy and economic efficiency of camelina and crambe biomass production on a large-scale farm in north-eastern Poland

Cited by 38 publications

References 27 publications

Marginal Agricultural Land Low-Input Systems for Biomass Production

Marginal Agricultural Land Low-Input Systems for Biomass Production

Productivity, Energy and Economic Balance in the Production of Different Cultivars of Winter Oilseed Rape. A Case Study in North-Eastern Poland

Crambe: Seed Yield and Quality in Response to Nitrogen and Sulfur—A Case Study in Northeastern Poland

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