NDLI: Species Trials of Short Rotation Woody Crops on Two Wastewater Application Sites in North Carolina, USA

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Author	Shifflett, Shawn Dayson Hazel, Dennis W Frederick, Douglas J Nichols, Elizabeth Guthrie
Copyright Year	2013
Abstract	Forty-two Populus spp. clones, Eucalyptus benthamii, and seven tree species native to North Carolina were evaluated for survival and height growth through the establishment phase at two municipal wastewater application sites. Groundwater was monitored at each site to determine if establishment of the species trials resulted in exceedances of nutrient mitigation requirements. At the Gibson Wastewater Treatment Facility, 26 Populus clones had 100 % survival, with mean height growths ranging between 152 to 260 cm, and basal diameters ranging between 11.4 and 28.8 mm. Green ash, planted in 2011 and 2012, had high survivorship (>95 %) with first year mean height growth of 30 ± 28 cm (2012) and second year mean height growth of 101 ± 52 cm (2011). Basal diameter for green ash was 33.3 ± 12.6 mm. E. benthamii had moderate survivorship (>77 %) and first year mean height growth of 47 ± 27 cm. At the Jacksonville Wastewater Treatment Facility, green ash and bald cypress had high survivorship (>96 %), first year mean height growths of 14 ± 25 cm and 27 ± 16 cm, and basal diameters of 13.1 ± 3.9 mm and 11.6 ± 4.8 mm, respectively. Survivorship for 12 Populus clones ranged from 50 and 94 % with mean first year height growths between 58 to 121 cm, and basal diameters between 6.8 and 12.5 mm. E. benthamii had low survivorship (43 %) with mean first year height growths of 17 ± 17 cm and basal diameters of 12.0 ± 7.7 mm. Groundwater concentrations of NO$_{3}$ + NO$_{2}$ and N-NH$_{4}$ remained below regulatory requirements at both sites with one exceedance in February 2012 in Jacksonville, NC. The results show that some Populus clones are excellent candidates for woody biomass production on municipal wastewater application fields. Native green ash and bald cypress are also good candidates, but these trees may require longer rotations than Populus to achieve similar biomass yields.
Starting Page	157
Ending Page	173
Page Count	17
File Format	PDF
ISSN	19391234
Journal	BioEnergy Research
Volume Number	7
Issue Number	1
e-ISSN	19391242
Language	English
Publisher	Springer US
Publisher Date	2013-07-27
Publisher Place	Boston
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Populus Native trees Municipal wastewater Bioenergy Marginal and degraded lands Plant Sciences Plant Genetics & Genomics Plant Breeding/Biotechnology Plant Ecology Wood Science & Technology
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment Agronomy and Crop Science

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