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Agronomic Log — GLBRC Marginal Land Experiment

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Record of agronomic and sampling activities carried out on the GLBRC Marginal Land Experiment (MLE) sites in Michigan and Wisconsin.

This datatable is part of the Cropping Systems – Marginal Land Experiment dataset.

This dataset contains data on the biofuel cropping systems of the GLBRC Marginal Land Experiment (MLE) originally established in 2013 at north, central and south sites in Wisconsin and Michigan. The experiment consists of six different biofuel cropping systems (a.k.a. treatments); including switchgrass (G5), miscanthus (G6), native grasses (G7), hybrid poplar (G8), early successional (G9), and restored prairie (G10)) plus an historical vegetation control (G11), replicated in each of 4 blocks (R1-R4) at each site. Split-plot treatments were initiated in 2014-2016 to examine the effect of nitrogen fertilization [plus_n (+N) vs control (0N)] on all cropping systems.

Seasonal deployment of rainfall exclusion (rainout) shelters in the fertilized split plot of the switchgrass (G5) treatment began in 2018 to examine the effects of drought on plant growth. See the Marginal Land Rainfall Exclusion Experiment for these data.

Note that Block 1 at the Wisconsin Central – Hancock site was retired in 2015 and the entire Wisconsin South – Oregon site was retired after 2018 growing season when the maintenance, harvest, sampling and analysis of the remaining Wisconsin sites was transferred from UW staff to MSU staff.

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Experiment: GLBRC Marginal Land Experiment
Data available from: September 2012 to October 2019
Dataset: GLBRC126
Datatable ID: GLBRC094-004.128
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Last Updated 2023-10-24
Variate Description Units
obs date date the activity occurred
observation type type of activity performed
comment aglog entry
name state, site (northern, central or southern), treatment, replicate
material material applied
rate rate the material is applied at
units rate unit
equipment equipment
observation id observation id. This can be used to retrieve the original observation at http://aglog.kbs.msu.edu/observations/
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Data Excerpt

obs_date observation_type comment name material rate units equipment observation_id
2024-11-14 Sampling Hand biomass sampled treatment 11, One square meter, (0.5m X 2m), at 2 stations at locations in plot indicated on protocol map. Biomass was cut 6" above ground level with hedge clippers, and placed in burlap bag to be dried then weighed. MSG11R1 6492
2024-11-14 Sampling Hand biomass sampled treatment 11, One square meter, (0.5m X 2m), at 2 stations at locations in plot indicated on protocol map. Biomass was cut 6" above ground level with hedge clippers, and placed in burlap bag to be dried then weighed. MSG11R1 6492
2024-11-14 Sampling Hand biomass sampled treatment 11, One square meter, (0.5m X 2m), at 2 stations at locations in plot indicated on protocol map. Biomass was cut 6" above ground level with hedge clippers, and placed in burlap bag to be dried then weighed. MSG11R2 6492
2024-11-14 Sampling Hand biomass sampled treatment 11, One square meter, (0.5m X 2m), at 2 stations at locations in plot indicated on protocol map. Biomass was cut 6" above ground level with hedge clippers, and placed in burlap bag to be dried then weighed. MSG11R2 6492
2024-11-14 Sampling Hand biomass sampled treatment 11, One square meter, (0.5m X 2m), at 2 stations at locations in plot indicated on protocol map. Biomass was cut 6" above ground level with hedge clippers, and placed in burlap bag to be dried then weighed. MSG11R3 6492
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