Plant Soil Environ., 2019, 65(7):369-376 | DOI: 10.17221/97/2019-PSE

The comparison of single and double cut harvests on biomass yield, quality and biogas production of Miscanthus × giganteusOriginal Paper

Marta Kupryś-Caruk*,1, Sławomir Podlaski2
1 Department of Fermentation Technology, prof. W. Dąbrowski Institute of Agricultural and Food Biotechnology, Warsaw, Poland
2 Department of Plant Physiology, Faculty of Agriculture and Biology, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Warsaw, Poland

The aim of the research was to determine the impact of double-cut harvest system on yield, as well as on suitability of Miscanthus × giganteus biomass for ensiling and biogas production. Biomass was harvested at the end of June (harvest I) and at the beginning of October (harvest II, regrowth). A single-cut regime at the end of October was also conducted. Biomass from harvests I and II was ensiled and subjected to anaerobic fermentation. The total dry matter (DM) yield from double-cut harvest system was similar to the DM yield from one-cut harvest, but two harvests per year had a positive effect on chemical composition of the biomass. C/N ratio and lignin content in the biomass from harvest I was lower compared to the single-cut biomass. Double harvest biomass was susceptible to ensiling, however, the biomass from harvest I characterized by low dry matter and water soluble sugars content resulted in poorer quality of the obtained silage (butyric acid was present). There were no significant differences between the methane yields obtained from ensiled biomass from harvests I and II.

Keywords: lignocellulose biomass; lignocellulosic material; energy production; energy crop; weather condition

Published: July 31, 2019  Show citation

ACS AIP APA ASA Harvard Chicago Chicago Notes IEEE ISO690 MLA NLM Turabian Vancouver
Kupryś-Caruk M, Podlaski S. The comparison of single and double cut harvests on biomass yield, quality and biogas production of Miscanthus × giganteus. Plant Soil Environ. 2019;65(7):369-376. doi: 10.17221/97/2019-PSE.
Share...
Download citation
  • BibTeX (.bib)
  • Bookends (.ris)
  • EasyBib (.ris)
  • EndNote (.enw)
  • EndNote 8 (.xml)
  • ISI WoS (.isi)
  • Medlars (.medlars)
  • Mendeley (.ris)
  • MODS (.xml)
  • Papers (.ris)
  • RefWorks (.txt)
  • RefManager (.ris)
  • RIS (.ris)
  • MS Word (.xml)
  • Zotero (.ris)
    • Open full article

    References

    1. Agbor V.B., Cicek N., Sparling R., Berlin A., Levin D.B. (2011): Biomass pretreatment: Fundamentals toward application. Biotechnology Advances, 29: 675-685. Go to original source... Go to PubMed...
    2. Ambye-Jensen M., Johansen K.S., Didion T., Kádár Z., Schmidt J.E., Meyer A.S. (2013): Ensiling as biological pretreatment of grass (Festulolium Hykor): The effect of composition, dry matter, and inocula on cellulose convertibility. Biomass and Bioenergy, 58: 303-312. Go to original source...
    3. Baldini M., da Borso F., Ferfuia C., Zuliani F., Danuso F. (2017): Ensilage suitability and bio-methane yield of Arundo donax and Miscanthus × giganteus. Industrial Crops and Products, 95: 264-275. Go to original source...
    4. Borreani G., Tabacco E., Schmidt R.J., Holmes B.J., Muck R.E. (2018): Silage review: Factors affecting dry matter and quality losses in silages. Journal of Dairy Science, 101: 3952-3979. Go to original source... Go to PubMed...
    5. Danner H., Holzer M., Mayrhuber E., Braun R. (2003): Acetic acid increases stability of silage under aerobic conditions. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 69: 562-567. Go to original source... Go to PubMed...
    6. Demirbaş A. (2003): Relationships between lignin contents and fixed carbon contents of biomass samples. Energy Conversion and Management, 44: 1481-1486. Go to original source...
    7. FAO (2014): World Reference Base for Soil Resources 2014. International Soil Classification System for Naming Soils and Creating Legends for Soil Maps. Rome, World Soil Resources Report, 106. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
    8. Frydental-Nielsen S., Hjorth M., Baby S., Felby C., Jorgensen U., Gislum R. (2016): The effect of harvest time, dry matter content and mechanical pretreatments on anaerobic digestion and enzymatic hydrolysis of miscanthus. Bioresource Technology, 218: 1008-1015. Go to original source... Go to PubMed...
    9. Gołkowska K., Greger M. (2013): Anaerobic digestion of maize and cellulose under termophilic and mesophilic conditions - A comparative study. Biomass and Bioenergy, 56: 545-554. Go to original source...
    10. Jones M., Walsh M. (2015): Miscanthus for Energy and Fibre. London, James and James Ltd.
    11. Kaiser J., Bruckerhoff S., Douglas J., Baldwin B. (2011): In-field Weathering Influences Harvestable Biomass Yield and Biofuel Quality of Warm-Season Grasses in the Lincoln Hills of Elsberry, Missouri. Aspects of Applied Biology 112. Biomass and Energy Crops IV. Champaign, University of Illinois, 331-332.
    12. Kiesel A., Lewandowski I. (2016): Miscanthus as Biogas Substrate - Cutting Tolerance and Potential for Anaerobic Digestion. Chicago, GCB Bioenergy, 1-15. Go to original source...
    13. Kumar R., Singh S., Singh O.V. (2008): Bioconversion of lignocellulosis biomass: Biochemical and molecular perspectives. Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology, 35: 377-391. Go to original source... Go to PubMed...
    14. McDonald P., Hednerson A., Heron S. (1991): The Biochemistry of Silage. 2nd Edition. Marlow, Chalcombe Publications.
    15. McKendry P. (2002): Energy production from biomass (part 1): Overview of biomass. Bioresource Technology, 83: 37-46. Go to original source... Go to PubMed...
    16. Mulat D., Horn S. (2018): Biogas production from lignin via anaerobic digestion. In: Beckhma G.T. (ed.): Lignin Valorization: Emerging Approaches. London, Royal Society of Chemistry, 391-412. Go to original source...
    17. Lewandowski I., Clifton-Brown J.C., Scurlock J.M.O., Huiswhich W. (2000): Miscanthus: European experience with a novel energy crop. Biomass and Bioenergy, 19: 209-277. Go to original source...
    18. Lewandowski I., Clifton-Brown J., Trindade L.M., van der Linden G.C., Schwarz K.U., Müller-Sämann K., Anisimov A., Chen C.L., Dolstra O., Donisson I.S., Farrar K., Fonteyne S., Harding G., Hastings A., Huxley L.M., Iqbal Y., Khokhlov N., Kiesel A., Lootens P., Meyer H., Mos M., Muylle H., Nunn C., Ozgüven M., Roldán-Ruis I., Schüle H., Tarakanov I., van der Weijde T., Wagner M., Xi Q., Kalinina O. (2016): Progress on optimizing miscanthus biomass production for the European bioeconomy: Results of the EU FP7 project OPTIMISC. Frontiers in Plant Science, 7: 1620. Go to original source... Go to PubMed...
    19. Liu Z., Saha B., Slininger P. (2008): Lignocellulosic biomass conversion to ethanol by Saccharomyces spp. In: Wall J., Harwood C., Demain A. (eds.): Bioenergy. Washington, American Society for Microbiology Press.
    20. Peng F., Peng P., Xu F., Sun R.C. (2012): Fractional purification and bioconversion of hemicelluloses. Biotechnology Advances, 30: 879-903. Go to original source... Go to PubMed...
    21. Piątek M., Lisowki A., Kasprzycka A., Lisowska B. (2016): The dynamics of an anaerobic digestion of crop substrates with an unfavourable carbon to nitrogen ratio. Bioresource Technology, 216: 607-612. Go to original source... Go to PubMed...
    22. Porter M.G., Murray R.S. (2001): The volatility of components of grass silage on oven drying and the inter-relationship between dry-matter content estimated by different analytical methods. Grass and Forage Science, 56: 405-411. Go to original source...
    23. Prochnow A., Heiermann M., Plöchl M., Linke B., Idler C., Amon T., Hobbs P.J. (2009): Bioenergy from permanent grassland - A review: 1. Biogas. Bioresource Technology, 100: 4931-4944. Go to original source... Go to PubMed...
    24. Sawatdeenarunat C., Surendra K.C., Takara D., Oechsner H., Khanal S.K. (2015): Anaerobic digestion of lignocellulosic biomass: Chalenges and oportunities. Bioresource Technology, 178: 178- 186. Go to original source... Go to PubMed...
    25. Stępień W., Górska E.B., Pietkiewicz S., Kalaji M.H. (2014): Longterm mineral fertilization impact on chemical and microbiological properties of soil and Miscanthus × giganteus yield. Plant, Soil and Environment, 60: 117-122. Go to original source...
    26. Wang Z., Smyth T.J., Crozier C.R., Gehl R.J., Heitman A.J. (2018): Yield and nitrogen removal of bioenergy grasses as influenced by nitrogen rate and harvest management in the Coastal Plain Region of North Carolina. Bioenergy Resources, 11: 44-53. Go to original source...
    27. Whittaker C., Hunt J., Misselbrook T., Shield I. (2016): How well does Miscanthus ensile for use in an aerobic digestion plant? Biomass and Bioenergy, 88: 24-34. Go to original source...
    28. Vasco-Correa J., Li Y. (2015): Solid-state anaerobic digestion of fungal pretreated Miscanthus sinensis harvested in two different seasons. Bioresource Technology, 185: 211-217. Go to original source... Go to PubMed...

    This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY NC 4.0), which permits non-comercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original publication is properly cited. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.


    Return to the content