Soil erosion and lateral carbon fluxes from corn stover-derived biofuel.

Xuesong Zhang, Stephen D LeDuc, Seungdo Kim, Bruce E Dale, Kaiguang Zhao, Yuyu Zhou, Gregory W McCarty, Glenn E Moglen

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Xuesong ZhangUSDA-ARS Hydrology and Remote Sensing Laboratory, Beltsville, MD, 20705-2350, USA. xuesong.zhang@usda.gov.

Stephen D LeDucOffice of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 109 TW Alexander Dr., Research Triangle Park, NC, 27711, USA.

Seungdo KimGreat Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 48824, USA.

Bruce E DaleGreat Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 48824, USA.

Kaiguang ZhaoEnvironmental Science Graduate Program, School of Environment and Natural Resources, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA.

Yuyu ZhouDepartment of Geography and Institute for Climate and Carbon Neutrality, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.

Gregory W McCartyUSDA-ARS Hydrology and Remote Sensing Laboratory, Beltsville, MD, 20705-2350, USA.

Glenn E MoglenDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC, 28223, USA.

Funding

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) 18-CMS18-0052National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) 22-CMS22-0027National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) NNH13ZDA001NNational Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) NNX17AE66GUnited States Department of Agriculture | Agricultural Research Service (USDA Agricultural Research Service) In house projectU.S. Department of Energy (DOE) DE-SC0018409

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Abstract

Crop residues hold promise to alleviate food vs. fuel competition and contribute to biofuel production. However, the impacts of lateral sediment and carbon fluxes caused by residue removal are not fully understood. Here we employ agroecosystem modeling to conservatively estimate lateral sediment and carbon fluxes resulting from partial corn stover removal in the U.S. Midwest. Results show substantial increases in soil erosion resulting from corn stover removal. For example, the area of continuous corn and corn soybean cropping systems exceeding soil erosion tolerance threshold could increase from 1.1 to 13.3% because of 66% corn stover removal. Depending on removal intensity, conservation, and crop rotation, the stover removal-induced increases in eroded soil organic carbon is equivalent to 3.9-12.5 gCO

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BiofuelsCarbonSoilZea maysCarbon CycleBiofuelsCarbonSoil

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PMID40419660

DOI10.1038/s41598-025-99218-y

PMCPMC12106714

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