Influence of shrub willow buffers strategically integrated in an Illinois corn-soybean field on soil health and microbial community composition

Zumpf, Colleen; Cacho, Jules; Grasse, Nora; Quinn, John; Hampton-Marcell, Jarrad; Armstrong, Abigail; Campbell, Patty; Negri, M. Cristina; Lee, D. K.

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.145674

Influence of shrub willow buffers strategically integrated in an Illinois corn-soybean field on soil health and microbial community composition

Journal Article · Sat Feb 06 00:00:00 EST 2021 · Science of the Total Environment

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.145674· OSTI ID:1856037

Zumpf, Colleen ^[1]; Cacho, Jules ^[1]; Grasse, Nora ^[1]; Quinn, John ^[1]; Hampton-Marcell, Jarrad ^[1]; Armstrong, Abigail ^[1]; Campbell, Patty ^[1]; Negri, M. Cristina ^[1]; Lee, D. K. ^[2]

Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Lemont, IL (United States)
Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL (United States)

We report soil serves many important ecological functions and is an integral part of our existence as a society. However, concerns for soil health are growing globally, in part due to the negative impacts of agricultural management on soil resources. The production of perennial bioenergy crops on marginal land in row-crop production systems is one solution that could improve land-use efficiency and address the sustainability of cropland management. Because the relationship between crop management and the environment is complex, more research is needed to evaluate the potential benefits perennial bioenergy crop production has on soil health, as well as other ecosystem services. In this study, shrub willow buffers were strategically integrated into a corn-soybean cropping system with the main objective of reducing nitrate-N leaching from grain crop production while producing biomass for bioenergy. Two buffer systems (defined by landscape positions) were included for comparison, one on marginal land with exposure to nitrate-N leaching from upslope grain (southern plots) and one on fertile soils with less nitrate-N leaching potential (northern plots). Evaluation of soil (chemistry, bulk density, microbial community) and shrub willow vegetation properties ( fine roots, leaf litter decomposition, and nutrient uptake dynamics), showed that landscape position plays an important role in (1) the dynamics of soil chemical properties, (2) shrub willow's influence and productivity, and (3) the provision of additional ecosystem services such as reductions in nitrous oxide emissions and nitrate-N leaching. In addition, the combination of crop type and landscape position (N-grain, N-willow, S-grain, and S-willow) influenced the species composition of the soil microbial community, resulting in unique and identifiable communities. These results highlight the potential application of shrub willow buffers for ecosystem service provision and support of ecosystem processes; however, understanding the relationship between the microbial community, crop type, and landscape is important for understanding the sustainability of the design.

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Research Organization:: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE); USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Transportation Office. Bioenergy Technologies Office

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357

OSTI ID:: 1856037

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1818531

Journal Information:: Science of the Total Environment, Journal Name: Science of the Total Environment Vol. 772; ISSN 0048-9697

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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