Converting perennial energy crops cup plant and field grass to arable cropping affects weed infestation, soil nitrogen mineralization and subsequent silage maize yield

Abstract Perennial energy crop (PEC) fields need to be reintegrated into the farm's crop rotation when yield performance declines after years of use or when the farm operation requires it. In this study, 8‐year‐old stands of cup plant (Silphium perfoliatum L.) and lucerne grass followed by fiel...

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Main Authors: Siegfried Schittenhelm, Kerstin Panten, Doreen Gabriel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-08-01
Series:GCB Bioenergy
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1111/gcbb.12837