238 Symposium--Biomass Energy Systems: Impact On Soil Quality and Sustainabiliy

This symposium will review the impacts of biomass energy productions sytems, including both woody crops and agricultural crops, on soil quality and sustainability. This includes soil carbon, nutrient dynamics, physical properties, etc

S07 Forest, Range & Wildland Soils
Tuesday, November 2, 2010: 8:10 AM-12:00 PM
Long Beach Convention Center, Room 104C, First Floor
Organizer:
Thomas Fox
Presiding:
Daniel Richter
8:10 AM
Introductory Remarks
8:15 AM
238-1
Rotation, Fertility, and Residue Effect On Yield, Nutrient Uptake, and Soil Quality In Bioenergy Sorghum Production Systems In Texas.
Jason Wight, Texas A&M University; F.M. Hons, Texas A&M University; T.L. Provin, Texas A&M University; H. Shahandeh, Texas A&M University; Nael El-Hout, Texas A&M University; Joseph Storlien, Texas A&M University
8:30 AM
238-2
Cellulosic Ethanol and Soil Quality.
Rattan Lal, Carbon Management and Sequestration Center, The Ohio State University
9:00 AM
238-3
Managing for Soil Protection and Bioenergy Production On Agricultural Lands.
Jane Johnson, USDA-Agricultural Research Service
9:30 AM
238-4
What Are the Impacts of Bioenergy Crops On Soil and Environmental Quality.
Humberto Blanco, Kansas State University
10:00 AM
Break
10:15 AM
238-5
Managing Soil Sustainability In Forest Operations.
Emily Carter, USDA Forest Service (FS)
10:45 AM
238-6
Prescribed Fire in Sierra Nevada Forests: Is Biomass for Energy a Better Alternative?.
Dale Johnson, University of Nevada - Reno; Roger Walker, University of Nevada, Reno; Watkins Miller, University of Nevada - Reno
11:15 AM
238-7
Sustaining the Soil Resource While Moving Toward the Bioenergy Mandate.
Paul M. Bertsch, University of Kentucky; Daniel Richter, Duke University
11:45 AM
Discussion
12:10 PM
Concluding Remarks
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