?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=https%3A%2F%2Forgprints.org%2Fid%2Feprint%2F34980%2F&rft.title=Anaerobic+co-digestion+of+grass+and+forbs+%E2%80%93+Influence+of+cattle+manure+or+grass+based+inoculum&rft.creator=Cong%2C+W.-F.&rft.creator=Moset%2C+V.&rft.creator=Feng%2C+L.&rft.creator=M%C3%B8ller%2C+H.B.&rft.creator=Eriksen%2C+J.&rft.subject=+Crop+combinations+and+interactions&rft.subject=+Nutrient+turnover&rft.description=Anaerobic+co-digestion+of+agricultural+by-products+or+wastes+with+complementarity+characteristics+is+commonly+used+to+enhance+methane+yield.+This+study+firstly+explores+the+possibility+of+co-digesting+grass+and+forb+species+(white+clover%2C+chicory+and+plantain)+differing+in+nutrient+composition+in+enhancing+methane+yield.+This+was+examined+with+two+inocula+(a+cattle+manure-based+inoculum+and+a+grass-based+inoculum)+in+a+batch+assay.+Results+showed+that+co-digesting+grass+and+forbs+synergistically+enhanced+methane+yield+potential+on+average+by+31+L+kg%E2%88%921+volatile+solids+(%2B11%25)+and+reduced+lag+phase+time+by+0.8+day+in+the+grass-based+inoculum%2C+but+not+in+the+cattle+manure-based+inoculum.+Mixtures+containing+plantain+showed+more+consistent+synergistic+effect+than+chicory.+Synergistic+effects+were+attributed+to+more+balanced+nutrient+composition+(especially+C%2FN+ratio)+in+grass-forb+mixtures.+We+demonstrate+that+anaerobic+co-digestion+of+grass+and+forbs+is+feasible+for+enhancing+methane+yield%2C+which+promotes+the+utilization+of+multi-species+grasslands+for+bioenergy+production.&rft.date=2018&rft.type=Journal+paper&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=%2Fid%2Feprint%2F34980%2F1%2F1-s2.0-S0961953418302320-main.pdf&rft.identifier=+++Cong%2C+W.-F.%3B+Moset%2C+V.%3B+Feng%2C+L.%3B+M%C3%B8ller%2C+H.B.+and+Eriksen%2C+J.+++(2018)+Anaerobic+co-digestion+of+grass+and+forbs+%E2%80%93+Influence+of+cattle+manure+or+grass+based+inoculum.+++Biomass+and+Bioenergy%2C+119%2C+pp.+90-96.++++++++