GLBRC Sustainability Data Catalog

Aboveground Biomass of Annual Crops — GLBRC Biofuel Cropping System Experiment

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Aboveground biomass of BCSE annual crop treatments (G1-G4, depending on year). Peak biomass samples are separated to species; cover crop harvests are separated to cover crop species and an “unsorted” aggregate sample of any additional species. Surface litter samples are also included in the dataset but likely represent previous years’ growth and should not be included in ANPP estimates.

This datatable is part of the GLBRC Aboveground Plant Biomass dataset.

This dataset contains aboveground biomass data for all treatments (G1-G10) of the GLBRC Biofuel Cropping System Experiment (BCSE). Biomass samples are taken at peak biomass for estimation of aboveground net primary production (ANPP) as well as other sampling campaigns such as cover crop harvest or to capture biomass before agronomic activities. Also included are annual stem diameter measurements and occasional destructive harvests for poplar (G8). See the ANPP protocol for description of the sampling and measurement methods used for each of the treatments. Typically, biomass is sampled around each sampling station (S1-S3) in each replicate plot (R1-R5). Belowground plant biomass is available in a different dataset.

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Experiment: GLBRC Biofuel Cropping System Experiment
Data available from: January 2008 to December 2022
Dataset: GLBRC082
Datatable ID: GLBRC082-003.194
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Variate Description Units
year growing season year
sample date harvest date
site location of biomass collection
treatment experimental treatment
replicate replicate nested within treatment
station sampling location
species Species, taxon or grouping of the plants sampled. Not all plants are identified to species.
fraction The portion of the crop harvested. The "whole" fraction includes all parts of the plant including seeds.
biomass dry mass of sampled matter g/m2
comments sample notes
treatment name description of treatment (note that some treatments changed over time)
current year crop main crop in given year
wi plot id Arlington Wisconsin plot code
campaign sampling effort with which the sample is associated
area sampled area sampled

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Data Excerpt

year sample_date site treatment replicate station species fraction biomass comments treatment_name current_year_crop wi_plot_id campaign area_sampled
2022 2022-10-13 KBS GLBRC Intensive Site G1 R1 S1 Zea mays L. grain 1120.96 Continuous Corn Zea mays L. peak biomass 1.0
2022 2022-10-13 KBS GLBRC Intensive Site G1 R1 S2 Zea mays L. grain 1305.0 Continuous Corn Zea mays L. peak biomass 1.0
2022 2022-10-13 KBS GLBRC Intensive Site G1 R1 S3 Zea mays L. grain 1143.98 Continuous Corn Zea mays L. peak biomass 1.0
2022 2022-10-13 KBS GLBRC Intensive Site G1 R2 S1 Zea mays L. grain 1131.68 Continuous Corn Zea mays L. peak biomass 1.0
2022 2022-10-13 KBS GLBRC Intensive Site G1 R2 S2 Zea mays L. grain 1499.48 Continuous Corn Zea mays L. peak biomass 1.0
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