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Table 6 System II: input parameters of w-cc with maize as main crop

From: Ecological evaluation of biogas from catch crops with Sustainable Process Index (SPI)

 

V0 without cc

V1 cc mulched

V2 cc biogas, ploughing

V3 cc biogas no ploughing

V4 cc biogas no ploughing, biomethane

V5 cc biogas no ploughing 100% self-sufficiency

Biogas maize on 20% field

Biogas from 75% maize-straw (4.5 t DM/ha)

Maize (50 or 15 t DM/ha)

Silo-maize 100% as fodder

Silo-maize: 80% fodder, 20% biogas

9 t DM CCM as fodder

Import/purchase fodder

      

3 t DM Maize silage

 

Cc (t DM/ha)

0

2.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

0

0

Diesel consumption wheat (L/ha)

105

105

105

86

86

105

105

105

Diesel consumption Cc (L/ha)

0

6

60

42

42

0

0

0

Mineral N-fertiliser wheat (kg N/ha)

190

170

155

155

155

155

190

190

N2-fixation summer catch crop

0

20

35

35

35

0

0

35

Biogas digestate with 8% DM-content (t/ha)

0

0

18

18

18

18

18

18

P-fertiliser SP (kg/ha)

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

K- fertiliser SP (kg/ha)

139

139

139

139

139

139

139

139

Ca-fertiliser SP (kg/ha)

126

126

126

126

126

126

126

126

Herbicide Phenmediapham SP (kg/ha)

0.92

0.92

0.92

0.92

0.92

0.92

0.92

0.92

Herbicide Terbuthylazin SP (kg/ha)

1.62

1.62

1.62

1.62

1.62

1.62

1.62

1.62

Herbicide Pyridate SP (kg/ha)

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

NO3-emissions (kg/ha)

28

26

21

21

21

21

28

28

N2O emissions (kg/ha)

4.4

4.9

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.4

4.4

Erosion (t/ha)

3.7

1.5

1.6

0.8

0.8

0.8

3.7

3.7

Humus (kg C/ha)

−169

97

199

199

199

199

−169

−169

Other basic parameters

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