期刊
AGROFORESTRY SYSTEMS
卷 88, 期 3, 页码 489-503出版社
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s10457-014-9708-3
关键词
Panicum virgatum; Bioenergy; Intercropping; Loblolly pine; Light-use efficiency; Shading
资金
- North Carolina State University
- Weyerhaueser Company
- Catchlight Energy LLC (a Chevron and Weyerhaeuser joint venture)
- Forest Productivity Cooperative
- United States Department of Agriculture NIFA-AFRI Sustainable Bioenergy grant [2011-67009-20089]
There is growing interest in using switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) as a biofuel intercrop in forestry systems. However, there are limited data on the longevity of intercropped bioenergy crops, particularly with respect to light availability as the overstory tree canopy matures. Therefore, we conducted a greenhouse study to determine the effects of shading on switchgrass growth. Four treatments, each with different photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) levels, were investigated inside the greenhouse: control (no shade cloth, 49 % of full sunlight), low (under 36 % shade cloth), medium (under 52 % shade cloth), and heavy shade (under 78 % shade cloth). We determined the effect of shading from March to October 2011 on individually potted, multi-tillered switchgrass transplants cut to a stubble height of 10 cm. In the greenhouse, there was a reduction in tiller number, tiller height, gas exchange rates (photosynthesis and stomatal conductance), leaf area, above- and belowground biomass and light-use efficiency with increasing shade. Total (above- and belowground) biomass in the control measured 374 +/- A 22 compared to 9 +/- A 2 g pot(-1) under heavy shade (11 % of full sunlight). Corresponding light-use efficiencies were 3.7 +/- A 0.2 and 1.4 +/- A 0.2 g MJ(-1), respectively. We also compared PAR levels and associated aboveground switchgrass biomass from inside the greenhouse to PAR levels in the inter-row regions of a range of loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) stands from across the southeastern United States (U.S.) to estimate when light may limit the growth of intercropped species under field conditions. Results from the light environment of loblolly pine plantations in the field suggest that switchgrass biomass will be significantly reduced at a loblolly pine leaf area index between 1.95 and 2.25, which occurs on average between ages 6 and 8 years across the U.S. Southeast in intensively managed pine plantations. These leaf area indices correspond to a 60-65 % reduction in PAR from open sky.
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