215 Impact of Bioenergy Systems On Soil Carbon Changes and Greenhouse Gas Fluxes

Oral Session
ASA Section: Environmental Quality
Focus is on soil carbon dynamics and greenhouse gas emissions from bioenergy management systems.
Cosponsor(s):

Soil Carbon and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Community
Soil & Water Management & Conservation
Bioenergy Systems Community

Tuesday, November 5, 2013: 1:40 PM-3:45 PM
Tampa Convention Center, Room 3

Community Leader:
Alan J. Franzluebbers
Moderator:
Jason P. Wight
1:40 PM
Community Business Meeting
1:40 PM
Introductory Remarks
1:45 PM
Accumulation of Soil Carbon Over 12,000 Years in Three Miscanthus Sinensis Grasslands in Japan.
David S Howlett, University of Illinois,; Jun Inouye, Osaka City University; Yo Toma, Ehime University; Dokyoung Lee, University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign; J. Ryan Stewart, Brigham Young University; Fabian G. Fernandez, University of Minnesota; Aya Nishiwaki, University of Miyazaki; Masanori Saito, Tohoku University; Hong Wang, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Toshihiko Yamada, Hokkaido University
2:00 PM
Changes in Soil Organic Carbon Following Five Years of Bioenergy Sorghum Production.
Joseph O. Storlien, College of St. Benedict and St. John's University; Frank M. Hons, Texas A&M University; Jason P. Wight, Texas Agrilife Research; Fugen Dou, Texas Agrilife Research-Beaumont; Terry J. Gentry, Texas A&M University
2:15 PM
Impact of Nitrogen Rate On Nitrous Oxide Emissions and Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Switchgrass-Based Cellulosic Ethanol.
Andrew McGowan, Kansas State University; Charles W. Rice, Kansas State University; Brett Kevin Sattazahn, Pennsylvania State University
2:45 PM
Break
3:00 PM
Soil Carbon Dioxide Fluxes From Switchgrass Land Under Nitrogen Fertility Management In South Dakota.
Sandeep Kumar, South Dakota State University; Chang Oh Hong, Pusan National University Library; Vance N. Owens, South Dakota State University; David E. Clay, South Dakota State University; Michael Lehman, USDA-ARS; Shannon L. Osborne, USDA-ARS; Thomas E. Schumacher, South Dakota State University; Eric Gentil Mbonimpa, South Dakota State University
3:15 PM
Development and Evaluation of a Crop Specific Soil Bio-Geochemistry Model (CropCent) to Assess Greenhouse Gas Benefits of Growing Miscanthus As a Second-Generation Biofuel Feedstock.
Deepak Jaiswal, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Tara Hudiberg, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; William J. Parton, Colorado State University; Evan H. DeLucia, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Stephen P. Long, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; German A. Bollero, University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign
3:30 PM
Preliminary Investigations of Spectral Optimizations On Algal Photobioreactor Performance for Carbon and Nitrogen Recycling From Combustive Sources.
Xavier Henry, University of Maryland Eastern Shore; Madhumi Mitra, University of Maryland Eastern Shore; Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland Eastern Shore
3:45 PM
Adjourn