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Open Access 18-02-2020 | Original Article

Influence of Anaerobic Digestion Processes on the Germination of Weed Seeds

Authors: Lijun Zhou, Benedikt Hülsemann, Wolfgang Merkle, Jianbin Guo, Renjie Dong, Hans-Peter Piepho, Roland Gerhards, Joachim Müller, Hans Oechsner

Published in: Journal of Crop Health | Issue 2/2020

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Abstract

Anaerobic digestion (AD) produces bioenergy and bio-fertilizer. However, weed seeds can contaminate the substrates for biogas production. This work assesses seed viability of four weeds species origin from Germany and China under AD conditions at 37, 42 and 52 °C with different retention times. All investigated seeds were inactivated after 12 h at 52 °C, 128 h at 42 °C and 512 h at 37 °C under AD treatment. Inactivation duration varying between species and a global test showed that the countries of seeds origin have a significant effect on inactivation times. For two species, by contrast, short treatment times increased the germination rate which increases the risk of weed dispersal. An anoxic water bath treatment with identical temperatures resulted in longer deactivation times, indicating that other factors also play a role in the weed seeds elimination. The results indicate that the risk of weed seed spreading through digestate application can be minimized by an adequate retention time.

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Metadata
Title
Influence of Anaerobic Digestion Processes on the Germination of Weed Seeds
Authors
Lijun Zhou
Benedikt Hülsemann
Wolfgang Merkle
Jianbin Guo
Renjie Dong
Hans-Peter Piepho
Roland Gerhards
Joachim Müller
Hans Oechsner
Publication date
18-02-2020
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Journal of Crop Health / Issue 2/2020
Print ISSN: 2948-264X
Electronic ISSN: 2948-2658
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10343-020-00500-y

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