Sustainability of bioenergy crops: effects of long-term perennial grass cultivation on soil carbon storage

Ilsa B Kantola1, Michael D Masters1, Elena Blanc-Betes1 and Evan H DeLucia2, (1)University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment, Urbana, IL, United States, (2)University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Center for Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation; Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment; Department of Plant Biology, Urbana, IL, United States