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Introduction of grass-clover crops as biogas feedstock in cereal-dominated crop rotations. Part II: Effects on greenhouse gas emissions

Björnsson, Lovisa LU and Prade, Thomas LU (2014) p.134-141
Abstract
In an analysis of climate effects, increased soil organic carbon will have a dual effect due to both increased soil fertility and carbon sequestration. Even so, soil carbon changes are neglected in many crop production LCAs. In the present study, the introduction of grass-clover crops in cereal-dominated crop production was evaluated. The grass-clover crops were used for biogas production, and the digested residue was recycled to the farm as biofertilizer. A shift from the cereal-dominated crop rotation to integrated production of food crops and one or two years of grass-clover crops used as biogas feedstock would result in avoided emissions of 2-3 t CO2-eq. ha-1 a-1. Integrated food and energy crop production would in this case improve... (More)
In an analysis of climate effects, increased soil organic carbon will have a dual effect due to both increased soil fertility and carbon sequestration. Even so, soil carbon changes are neglected in many crop production LCAs. In the present study, the introduction of grass-clover crops in cereal-dominated crop production was evaluated. The grass-clover crops were used for biogas production, and the digested residue was recycled to the farm as biofertilizer. A shift from the cereal-dominated crop rotation to integrated production of food crops and one or two years of grass-clover crops used as biogas feedstock would result in avoided emissions of 2-3 t CO2-eq. ha-1 a-1. Integrated food and energy crop production would in this case improve soil organic carbon content at the same time as resulting in considerably decreased greenhouse gas emissions from the cultivation system. (Less)
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Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Life Cycle Assessment in the Agri-Food Sector
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Schenck, Rita and Huizenga, Douglas
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8 pages
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American Centre for Life Cycle Assessment
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ISBN: 978-0-9882145-7-6
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Impact of biogas crop production on greenhouse gas emissions, soil organic matter and food crop production–A case study on farm level
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English
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  author       = {{Björnsson, Lovisa and Prade, Thomas}},
  booktitle    = {{Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Life Cycle Assessment in the Agri-Food Sector}},
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  language     = {{eng}},
  pages        = {{134--141}},
  publisher    = {{American Centre for Life Cycle Assessment}},
  title        = {{Introduction of grass-clover crops as biogas feedstock in cereal-dominated crop rotations. Part II: Effects on greenhouse gas emissions}},
  year         = {{2014}},
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