Methodology for Estimating Removable Quantities of Agricultural Residues for Bioenergy and Bioproduct Use

1 January 2004

journal article
Published by Springer Nature in Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology

Vol. 113 (1-3) , 013-026
https://doi.org/10.1385/abab:113:1-3:013

Abstract

A methodology was developed to estimate quantities of crop residues that can be removed while maintaining rain or wind erosion at less than or equal to the tolerable soil-loss level. Six corn and wheat rotations in the 10 largest corn-producing states were analyzed. Residue removal rates for each rotation were evaluated for conventional, mulch/reduced, and no-till field operations. The analyses indicated that potential removable maximum quantities range from nearly 5.5 million dry metric t/yr for a continuous corn rotation using conventional till in Kansas to more than 97 million dry metric t/yr for a corn-wheat rotation using no-till in Illinois.

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