Multi-parameter assessment of soil quality under Miscanthus x giganteus crop at marginal sites in Île-de-France

Brami, Claire; Lowe, Christopher Nathan; Menasseri, Safya; Jacquet, Thierry; Pérès, Guénola

doi:10.1016/j.biombioe.2020.105793

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“…SOC content significantly decreased in former grasslands, which were characterized by higher contents of SOC, while in former arable lands SOC concentration did not vary significantly. Several studies have reported that variations in SOC content can be site‐dependent and related to mean annual temperature (Emmerling et al., 2017; Poeplau & Don, 2014), or soil texture (Brami et al., 2020; Emmerling et al., 2017; Kahle et al., 2001; Ruf et al., 2018). In this study, under marginal land conditions, the trend of SOC sequestration during Miscanthus cultivation was affected by initial SOC content as identified in other non‐marginal lands converted to Miscanthus (Emmerling et al., 2017; Rowe et al., 2016; Ruf et al., 2018; Zatta et al., 2014; Zimmermann et al., 2013).…”

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“…Variation of SOC content after land‐use changes to Miscanthus was also identified as the main driver of changes of physical and biological soil quality indicators. For instance, aggregate stability (Brami et al., 2020; Emmerling et al., 2017; Ruf et al., 2018; Winkler et al., 2020), MB, and microbial activity (Brami et al., 2020; Emmerling et al., 2017; Ruf et al., 2018), were higher after conversion from arable lands to perennial crops, but lower when converted from grasslands. This is confirmed also in this study, where SOC concentration was significantly correlated to MB ( p < 0.001) in most of the sites as well as to EA variations in all sites (Figure 2).…”

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“…Its nearly year-round soil cover reduces soil erosion and run-off, while the deep and dense rooting system ensures a more efficient use of nutrients and water, making this crop a low-input species that minimizes nutrient losses (Anderson et al, 2011;Ferrarini et al, 2017). Moreover, its strong tolerance to environmental stresses makes Miscanthus a suitable crop for marginal land and degraded soils affected by heavy metal contamination, erosion, flooding, drought, salinity, and heavy clay soils (Brami et al, 2020;Islam et al, 2023;Pidlisnyuk et al, 2014;Xu et al, 2021). On such lands, Miscanthus enhances soil quality by improving soil structure (Schrama et al, 2016;Winkler et al, 2020), increases soil organic carbon (SOC) content (Clifton-Brown et al, 2007;Pidlisnyuk et al, 2014;Richter et al, 2015), microbial biomass (MB) (Emmerling et al, 2017), and the overall belowground functioning (Chen et al, 2020;Hargreaves & Hofmockel, 2014;Kane et al, 2023).…”

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Early impacts of marginal land‐use transition to Miscanthus on soil quality and soil carbon storage across Europe

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Martani

et al. 2024

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Miscanthus, a C4 perennial rhizomatous grass, is a low‐input energy crop suitable for marginal land, which cultivation can improve soil quality and promote soil organic carbon (SOC) sequestration. In this study, four promising Miscanthus hybrids were chosen to evaluate their short‐term potential, in six European marginal sites, to sequester SOC and improve physical, chemical, and biological soil quality in topsoil. Overall, no differences among Miscanthus hybrids were detected in terms of impacts on soil quality and SOC sequestration. SOC sequestration rate after 4 years was of +0.4 Mg C ha−1 year−1, but land‐use transition from former cropland or grassland showed contrasting SOC sequestration trajectories. In unfertilized marginal lands, cultivation of high‐yielding Miscanthus genotypes caused a depletion of K (−216 kg ha−1 year−1), followed by Ca (−56 kg ha−1 year−1), Mg (−102 kg ha−1 year−1) and to a lesser extent of N. On the contrary, the biological turnover of organic matter increased the available P content (+164 kg P2O5 ha−1 year−1). SOC content was identified as the main driver of changes in biological soil quality. High input of labile plant C stimulated an increment of microbial biomass and enzymatic activity. Here, a novel approach was applied to estimate C input to soil from different Miscanthus organs. Despite the high estimated plant C input to soil (0.98 Mg C ha−1 year−1), with significant differences among sites and Miscanthus hybrids, it was not identified as a driver of SOC sequestration. On the contrary, initial SOC and nutrients (N, P) content, as well as their elemental stoichiometric ratios with C, were the key factors controlling SOC dynamics. Introducing Miscanthus on marginal lands impacts positively soil biological quality over the short term, but targeted fertilization plans are needed to secure crop yield over the long term as well as the C sink capacity of this perennial cropping system.

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Early impacts of marginal land‐use transition to Miscanthus on soil quality and soil carbon storage across Europe

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Magenau,

Martani

et al. 2024

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“…Hence, an appropriate amount of industrial N fertilizer is needed to compensate for the annual soil N losses to maintain the high successive biomass yields of Miscanthus; otherwise, the significant decrease in soil N levels could be caused even over a short establishment period (Placek et al, 2018;Wang et al, 2017). However, many papers suggest that soil N contents are not affected much after Miscanthus establishment (Brami et al, 2020;Duan et al, 2019;Dufossé et al, 2014;Gregory et al, 2018;Kang et al, 2020;Krol et al, 2019;Xu et al, 2021) or even increased (Chen et al, 2009;Das et al, 2016;Dufossé et al, 2014;Kahle et al, 1999Kahle et al, , 2002Nebeská et al, 2018) to some degree in the absence of N supplement independent of the cultivation years and soil types. We previously found that the annual harvest of a large amount of biomass (around 22.22 t/ ha/year) over a long-term period (> 15 years) slightly increased total N (TN) contents of 0-100 cm soil in the absence of N fertilization (Zhao et al, 2020(Zhao et al, , 2021.…”

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Metagenomic insights into the alteration of soil N‐cycling‐related microbiome and functions under long‐term conversion of cropland to Miscanthus

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Miscanthus spp. show excellent application prospects due to its bioenergy potential and multiple ecological services. Annual N export with biomass harvest from Miscanthus, even without fertilizer supplement, do not reduce soil N levels. The question arises regarding how Miscanthus can maintain stable soil N levels. Metagenomic strategies were used to reveal soil N‐cycling‐related microbiome and their functional contributions to processes of soil N‐cycling based on the comparison among the bare land, cropland, 10‐year Miscanthus × giganteus, and 15‐year Miscanthus sacchariflorus fields. The results showed that, after long‐term cropland‐to‐Miscanthus conversion (LCMC), 16 of 21 bacterial phyla and all the archaeal phyla exhibited significant changes. Soil microbial denitrification and nitrification functions were significantly weakened, and N fixation (NF) was significantly enhanced. The biosynthesis of amino acids, especially alanine, aspartate, and glutamate metabolism, in soil N‐cycling‐related microbiome was dramatically promoted. The genus Anaeromyxobacter contributed largely to the NF process after LCMC. Variations in the soil available potassium, available N, organic C, and total N contents drove a functional shift of soil microbiome from cropland to Miscanthus pattern. We conclude that Miscanthus can recruit Anaeromyxobacter communities to enhance NF benefiting its biomass sustainability and soil N balance.

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“…[32], especially tuberous sunflower (Helianthus tuberosus L.) [33], and grasses: (Spartina pectinate Bosc ex Link) [34], miscanthus [24] incredibly giant miscanthus (Miscanthus x giganteus J.M Greef and Deuter ex Hodk. and Renvoize) [35].…”

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Biomass Potential of the Marginal Land of the Polish Sudetes Mountain Range

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Marginal land is the area remaining in agricultural use, which is not suitable for food production because of its unfavorable ecological, anthropological, and economic conditions. A certain amount of such land exists in mountainous areas. An analysis was undertaken on the example of the Polish Sudeten mountain range of energy use. The study aimed to estimate the biomass potential for the efficient use of agricultural land in mountain areas. The characteristics of the Polish Sudeten Mountains mountain range were characterized using Geographic Information System (GIS) methods. The Polish Sudeten Mountains covers an area of 370,392 ha, 95,341 ha of which is arable land, 35,726 ha of which is class 5 bonitation land with a northern exposure of 19,030 ha and southern exposure of 16,696 ha. Depending on the sowing structure, we can obtain 331,639 tons/year of dry biomass (Miscanthus sacchariflorus on the southern and Helianthus tuberoses on northern exposure). Fertilization levels will significantly affect low yielding plants, and water stress significantly reduced yields in all cases. Due to the steep slope of the 5th-grade halves and intensive rainfall in the mountain region, the establishment of perennial plantations is recommended. The research shows that after the first year of cultivation, yields of 9.27 tons/ha of dry matter can be obtained with a low yield of trees, shrubs and perennials.

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Multi-parameter assessment of soil quality under Miscanthus x giganteus crop at marginal sites in Île-de-France

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References 83 publications

Early impacts of marginal land‐use transition to Miscanthus on soil quality and soil carbon storage across Europe

Early impacts of marginal land‐use transition to Miscanthus on soil quality and soil carbon storage across Europe

Metagenomic insights into the alteration of soil N‐cycling‐related microbiome and functions under long‐term conversion of cropland to Miscanthus

Biomass Potential of the Marginal Land of the Polish Sudetes Mountain Range

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