TY - GEN A1 - Böhm, Christian A1 - Kanzler, Michael A1 - Freese, Dirk T1 - Wind speed reduction as influenced by woody hedgerows grown for biomass in short rotation alley cropping systems in Germany T2 - Agroforestry Systems N2 - The cultivation of fast growing trees on agricultural sites is an area undergoing a growth in interest due to the rising demand for woody biomass as a source of bioenergy. Short rotation alley cropping systems (SRACS) represent a promising possibility to combine annual crops for food, fodder or bioenergy with woody plants for biomass production, doing so through an integration of hedgerows of fast growing trees into conventional agricultural sites. Against such developments, the question has arisen as to what extent hedgerows in SRACS can act as an effective windbreak despite their management-related low height of only a few meters. On the basis of multiannual recorded wind velocity data in high resolution at two sites in Germany, it could be shown that the wind speed on crop alleys was reduced significantly by such hedgerows. At the central point of 24 m wide crop alleys, the wind speed decreased on an annual average basis by more than 50 % when compared to the wind speeds of open field. The overall amount of reduction was strongly dependent on the location within the crop alleys, the height of trees, the distance between two hedgerows, and their orientation. In reflection upon these results, it was concluded that the establishment of SRACS could lead to enhanced soil protection against wind erosion and thus to ecological and economic benefits for agricultural sites. Y1 - 2014 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/s10457-014-9700-y SN - 1572-9680 VL - 88 IS - 4 SP - 579 EP - 591 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Kanzler, Michael A1 - Böhm, Christian A1 - Freese, Dirk T1 - The development of soil organic carbon under young black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia L.) trees at a post-mining landscape in eastern Germany T2 - New Forests N2 - The aim of this study was to evaluate the potential of short rotation alley cropping systems (SRACS) to improve the soil fertility of marginal post-mining sites in Brandenburg, Germany. Therefore, we annually investigated the crop alleys (AC) and black locust hedgerows (ABL) of a SRACS field trail under initial soil conditions to identify the short-term effects of tree planting on the storage of soil organic carbon (SOC) and its degree of stabilization by density fractionation. We detected a significant increase in SOC and hot-water-extractable organic C (HWEOC) at ABL, which was mainly restricted to the uppermost soil layer (0–10 cm). After 6 years, the SOC and HWEOC accumulation rates at ABL were 0.6 Mg and 46 kg ha−1 year−1, which were higher than those in the AC. In addition, comparatively high stocks of approximately 4.6 Mg OC and 182 kg HWEOC ha−1 were stored in the ABL litter layer. Density fractionation of the 0–3 cm soil layer at ABL revealed that the majority of the total SOC (47%) was stored in the free particulate organic matter fraction, which was more than twice that of the AC. At the same time, a higher and steadily increasing amount of SOC was stored in the occluded particulate organic matter fraction at ABL, which indicated a high efficiency for SOC stabilization. Overall, our findings support the suitability of black locust trees for increasing the soil fertility of the reclaimed mining substrate and, consequently, the high potential for SRACS to serve as an effective recultivation measure at marginal sites. KW - Marginal sites KW - SOC sequestration KW - Agroforestry KW - Density fractionation Y1 - 2020 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/s11056-020-09779-1 SN - 1573-5095 SN - 0169-4286 VL - 52 (2021) IS - 1 SP - 68 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Kanzler, Michael A1 - Böhm, Christian A1 - Mirck, Jaconette A1 - Schmitt, Dieter A1 - Veste, Maik T1 - Microclimate effects on evaporation and winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) yield within a temperate agroforestry system T2 - Agroforestry Systems N2 - This study investigates the spatial and temporal impact of microclimate conditions caused by poplar hedgerows in a short rotation alley cropping system (SRACS), and their effect on the atmospheric evaporative demand (AED) and the grain crop yield of winter wheat (Triticum aestivum var. Patras) in direct comparison to a common agricultural crop system. Microclimate was measured at nine positions distributed at the SRACS and an adjacent open field in Brandenburg State (Germany) from March to August 2016. Our hypothesis was that microclimate and AED was improved at SRACS, with traceable effects on the crop yield. The analysis of air temperature and water vapour deficit (VPD) data revealed significantly (p B 0.05) lower daytime values from June to August at the crop alley of the SRACS, which were generally most frequent at the poplar hedgerow and 3 m west positions. By contrast, wind speed was reduced at almost all the positions of our crop alley and during the entire measurement period during both day and night. The AED measured on sampling days in July was significantly (p B 0.001) reduced at the whole crop alley, with values from 24 to 32% in comparison to the open field. We observed a strong linear relationship (R2 & 0.78–0.99) between AED on one side and wind speed and VPD on the other side. The average grain yield within the SRACS was 16% higher than on the OF. However, our microclimate data were insufficient to explain this yield surplus. Y1 - 2018 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/s10457-018-0289-4 SN - 1572-9680 SN - 0167-4366 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Quinkenstein, Ansgar A1 - Wöllecke, Jens A1 - Böhm, Christian A1 - Grünewald, Holger A1 - Freese, Dirk A1 - Schneider, Bernd Uwe A1 - Hüttl, Reinhard F. T1 - Ecological benefits of the alley cropping agroforestry system in sensitive regions of Europe T2 - Environmental Science & Policy Y1 - 2009 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2009.08.008 SN - 1462-9011 VL - 12 IS - 8 SP - 1112 EP - 1121 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Grünewald, Holger A1 - Böhm, Christian A1 - Quinkenstein, Ansgar A1 - Grundmann, Philipp A1 - Eberts, Jörg A1 - Wühlisch, Georg von T1 - Robinia pseudoacacia L.: A Lesser Known Tree Species for Biomass Production T2 - BioEnergy Research Y1 - 2009 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/s12155-009-9038-x SN - 1939-1242 VL - 2 IS - 3 SP - 123 EP - 133 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Böhm, Christian A1 - Landgraf, Dirk A1 - Makeschin, Franz T1 - Effects of two contrasting agricultural land-use practices on nitrogen leaching in a sandy soil of Middle Germany T2 - Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science Y1 - 2009 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1002/jpln.200700104 SN - 1522-2624 VL - 172 IS - 3 SP - 408 EP - 417 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Böhm, Christian A1 - Landgraf, Dirk A1 - Makeschin, Franz T1 - Changes in total and labile carbon and nitrogen contents in a sandy soil after the conversion of a succession fallow to cultivated land T2 - Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science Y1 - 2010 SN - 1522-2624 VL - 173 IS - 1 SP - 46 EP - 54 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Ellerbrock, Ruth H. A1 - Gerke, Horst H. A1 - Böhm, Christian T1 - In Situ DRIFT Characterization of Organic Matter Composition on Soil Structural Surfaces T2 - Soil Science Society of America journal : SSSAJ Y1 - 2009 U6 - https://doi.org/10.2136/sssaj2008.0103 SN - 1435-0661 VL - 73 IS - 2 SP - 531 EP - 540 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Böhm, Christian A1 - Kiesel, Joachim A1 - Deumlich, Detlef A1 - Thiere, Jürgen T1 - An approach to extrapolate categorical agricultural soil data to nonmapped areas using majority vote T2 - Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science Y1 - 2009 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1002/jpln.200700057 SN - 1522-2624 VL - 172 IS - 4 SP - 467 EP - 476 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Böhm, Christian A1 - Quinkenstein, Ansgar A1 - Freese, Dirk T1 - Yield prediction of young black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia L.) plantations for woody biomass production using allometric relations T2 - Annals of Forest Research Y1 - 2011 SN - 2065-2445 VL - 54 IS - 2 SP - 215 EP - 227 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Matos, Eduardo da Silva A1 - Freese, Dirk A1 - Böhm, Christian A1 - Quinkenstein, Ansgar A1 - Hüttl, Reinhard F. T1 - Organic Matter Dynamics in Reclaimed Lignite Mine Soils under Robinia pseudoacacia L. Plantations of Different Ages in Germany T2 - Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis Y1 - 2012 SN - 1532-2416 VL - 43 IS - 5 SP - 745 EP - 755 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Tsonkova, Penka A1 - Böhm, Christian A1 - Quinkenstein, Ansgar A1 - Freese, Dirk T1 - Ecological benefits provided by alley cropping systems for production of woody biomass in the temperate region : a review T2 - Agroforestry Systems Y1 - 2012 SN - 1572-9680 VL - 85 IS - 1 SP - 133 EP - 152 ER -