期刊
BIOMASS & BIOENERGY
卷 151, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2021.106160
关键词
Drought; Sustainability; Cropping system diversification; Bioenergy feedstock; Soil salinization
资金
- South-Central Sun Grant Initiative
- USDA [2017-68007-26318]
- USDA-NIFA Hatch project [1001806, TEX0-1-9162]
The study found that switchgrass grown in arid west Texas with treated urban wastewater irrigation was not affected and could tolerate soil salinity induced by the wastewater.
Freshwater (FW) scarcity as a result of prolonged drought has reduced FW availability to agriculture in the arid west Texas region in order to meet demands from other sectors. Alternatively, there is enormous potential to utilize treated urban wastewater (TWW) for agricultural irrigation. However, the soil salinization potential of TWW is a concern as it can be detrimental to crops and soil quality. Alternative crops that are both less waterintensive and salt-tolerant are therefore needed to sustain this region's agriculture. Switchgrass is a perennial grass that is well adapted to grow on marginal lands and is a novel crop for lignocellulosic bioenergy feedstock. However, its performance when irrigated with TWW on arid soils of far west Texas is largely unknown. This field study evaluated the yield potential and composition of switchgrass biomass as affected by TWW along with soil quality changes, using a split-plot experimental design. Results indicate that biomass yields were not affected by TWW irrigation and there were no significant differences between TWW and FW across years. With respect to biomass composition, cellulose and lignin contents were lower, while ash content was significantly higher in TWW treatment. Theoretical ethanol production was not affected. Soil salinity and sodicity increased overtime but this increase was more prominent under TWW irrigation. However, application of gypsum and sulfur significantly reduced soil sodicity. These results indicate that switchgrass can tolerate soil salinity induced by TWW application and therefore can be successfully grown on these marginal arid soils as a bioenergy feedstock.
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