CodeExperiment

typeLocation Feedstock Plant Year Start Experiment duration Reference

1 field Houay-Khot, Laos wood residue upland rice unknown 1 season Asai et al. (2009)2 field Long-Or, Laos wood residue upland rice unknown 1 season Asai et al. (2009)3 field Seng-Oudom, Laos wood residue upland rice unknown 1 season Asai et al. (2009)4 field Somusa-Nuck, Laos wood residue upland rice unknown 1 season Asai et al. (2009)5 field Long-Sang, Laos wood residue upland rice unknown 1 season Asai et al. (2009)6 field Empoli, Italy wood residue wheat 2007 1 season Baronti et al. (2010)7 field Beano, Italy wood residue maize 2008 1 season Baronti et al. (2010)8 pot Italy wood residue ryegrass unknown 2 months Baronti et al. (2010)9 field Walkaway, Australia wood residue wheat unknown 1 season Blaclwell et al. (2010)10 field Templers, Australia wood residue wheat 2008 1 season Blaclwell et al. (2010)11 field Shea-Oak Log, Australia wood residue wheat 2008 1 season Blaclwell et al. (2010)12 field Moora, Australia wood residue wheat 2008 1 season Blaclwell et al. (2010)13 pot Menagle NSW, Australia wood and straw radish unknown 6 weeks Chan et al. (2007)14 pot Australia poultry litter radish unknown 6 weeks Chan et al. (2008)15 field Miyago, Japan Bagasse sugarcane 2005 1 season Chen et al. (2010)16 field Miyago, Japan biosolids sugarcane 2005 1 season Chen et al. (2010)17 field Jiangsu, China wheat straw rice 2009 2 seasons Cui et al. (2011)18 field Jiangsu, China wheat straw wheat 2009 2 seasons Cui et al. (2012)19 pot Hawaii, USA wood lettuce unknown 4-6 weeks Deenik et al. (2010)20 pot Hawaii, USA wood maize unknown 4-6 weeks Deenik et al. (2010)21 field Goettinggen, Germany sugar beet pulp sugar beet 2010 1 season Gajić and Koch (2012)22 field Goettinggen, Germany beer draff sugar beet 2010 1 season Gajić and Koch (2012)23 pot Germany sugar beet pulp sugar beet unknown 4 weeks Gajić and Koch (2012)

24 pot Germany beer draff sugar beet unknown 4 weeks Gajić and Koch (2012)25 field Georgia, USA Peanut Hull maize 2006 2 years 2 seasons Gaskin et al. (2010)26 field Georgia, USA wood residue maize 2006 2 years 2 seasons Gaskin et al. (2010)27 field Georgia, USA Peanut Hull maize 2006 2 years 2 seasons Gaskin et al. (2010)28 field Georgia, USA wood residue maize 2006 2 years 2 seasons Gaskin et al. (2010)29 field UK unknownn barley 2008 1 season Gathorne-Haedy et al. (2009)30 field IRRI, Philippines rice husk rice 2005 3 years 6 seasons Haefele et al. (2011)31 field Siniloan, Philipines rice husk rice 2005 3 years 4 seasons Haefele et al. (2011)32 field Ubon, Thailand rice husk rice 2005 3 years 2 seasons Haefele et al. (2011)33 pot UK wood residue miscanthus unknown 30 days Hartley et al. (2009)34 pot UK wood residue miscanthus unknown 31 days Hartley et al. (2009)35 pot UK wood residue miscanthus unknown 8 months Hartley et al. (2009)36 pot Camden, Australia wood residue tomato unknown 16 weeks Hossain et al. (2010)37 pot China corn stover ryegrass unknown 3 months Hua et al. (2010)38 pot Zhejiang, China wheat straw ryegrass unknown 55 days Huang et al. (2011)39 field Jiangsu, China municipal waste rice 2010 1 season In the first authors' group40 field Hunan, China wheat straw rice 2011 1 season In the first authors' group41 field Fujian, China wheat straw rice 2011 1 season In the first authors' group42 field Guangxi, China wheat straw rice 2011 1 season In the first authors' group43 field Shandong, Chian wheat straw maize 2011 1 season In the first authors' group44 field Shanxi, China wheat straw maize 2011 1 season In the first authors' group45 field Malang,Indonesia farm yard manure cassava 2009 2 years 2 seasons Islami et al. (2011)46 field Malang,Indonesia cassava stem cassava 2009 2 years 2 seasons Islami et al. (2011)47 field Malang,Indonesia farm yard manure maize 2009 2 years 2 seasons Islami et al. (2011)48 field Malang,Indonesia cassava stem maize 2009 2 years 2 seasons Islami et al. (2011)

49 field Malang,Indonesia farm yard manure peanut 2009 2 years 2 seasons Islami et al. (2011)50 field Malang,Indonesia cassava stem peanut 2009 2 years 2 seasons Islami et al. (2011)51 field Abergwyngegyn, UK wood maize 2009 3 years Jones et al. (2012)52 field Vihiga, Kenya wood residue maize 2005 1 season Kimetu et al. (2008)

53 potLincoln University, New

Zealandwood ryegrass 2010 4 months Knowles et al. (2011)

54 pot Brazil wood residue cowpea unknown 45 days Lehmanm et al. (2003)55 field Idaho, USA wood residue maize 2008 2 years 2 seasons Lentz and Ippolito (2011)56 field Zhejiang, China bamboo rice 2009 1 season Liu (2011)57 field Zhejiang, China rice straw rice 2009 1 season Liu (2011)58 field Sichuan, China wheat straw rice 2010 1 season Liu et al. (2012)59 field Hunan, China wheat straw rice 2010 2 seansons Liu et al. (2012)60 field Jiangxi, China wheat straw rice 2010 2 seansons Liu et al. (2012)

61 fieldLlanos-Orientales,

Colombiawood residue maize 2003 4 years 4 seasons Major et al. (2010)

62 pot Indonesia rice husk rice unknown 45 days Masulili et al. (2010)63 pot Sydney, Australia wood maize unknown 10 weeks Namgay et al. (2010)64 field Embrapa, Brazil wood residue upland rice 2001 1 season Nehls 200265 pot Colombia wood residue rice unknown 10 weeks Noguera et al. (2010)66 pot Colombia charcoal rice unknown 10 weeks Noguera et al. (2010)67 pot Colombia wood residue rice unknown 11 weeks Noguera et al. (2010)68 field Ejura, Ghana wood maize unknown 1 season Oguntunde et al. (2004)69 pot Australia chicken manure mustard unknown 5 weeks Park et al. (2011)70 pot Australia greenwaste mustard unknown 5 weeks Park et al. (2011)71 field Changsha, China wheat straw rice 2010 1 season Peng et al. (2011)

72 pot New Delhi, India charcoal moong unknown 8 weeks Iswaran et al. (1980)73 pot New Delhi, India charcoal soybean unknown 16 weeks Iswaran et al. (1980)74 pot New Delhi, India charcoal pea unknown 16 weeks Iswaran et al. (1980)75 pot Germany beet root chips beet unknown 5 weeks Rilling et al. (2010)76 pot USA corn stover maize unknown 46 days Rilling et al. (2010)77 pot USA Hazelnut shell maize unknown 46 days Rilling et al. (2010)78 pot USA wood residue maize unknown 46 days Rilling et al. (2010)79 pot USA Dairy manure maize unknown 46 days Rilling et al. (2010)80 pot USA Food \waste maize unknown 46 days Rilling et al. (2010)81 pot USA Paper waste maize unknown 46 days Rilling et al. (2010)82 pot USA manure and sawdust maize unknown 46 days Rilling et al. (2010)83 pot Colombia wood residue bean unknown 75 days Rondon et al. (2007)84 pot Egypt rice husk wheat unknown unknown Saleh et al. (2011)85 pot USA sorghum biomass sorghum unknown 45 days Schnell et al. (2011)86 field Pindar, Australia wood residue wheat 2005 1 season Solaiman et al. (2010)87 field Amazonas, Brazil wood residue sorghum 2001 2 years Steiner et al. (2007)88 field Manaus, Brazil wood residue rice 2001 2 years 2 seasons Steiner et al. (2008)89 field Lombok, Indonesia coconut shell maize 2010 1 year 2 seasons Sukartono et al. (2011)90 field Lombok, Indonesia cattle dung maize 1 year 2 seasons Sukartono et al. (2011)

91 potNakhon Ratchasima,

Thailandmanure soybean 2010 5 months Suppadit et al. (2012)

92 field Canterbury, New Zealand wood residue ryegrass 2009 2 monthsTaghizadeh-Toosi et al.

(2011)

93 pot New Zealand wood residue ryegrass unknown 30 daysTaghizadeth-Toosi et al.

(2012a)

94 pot New Zealand wood residue ryegrass unknown 25 daysTaghizadeth-Toosi et al.

(2012b)95 pot Gifu, Japan chicken manure soybean 2007 5 months Tagoe et al. (2008)96 pot Gifu, Japan municipal waste soybean 2007 5 months Tagoe et al. (2008)97 field Xinjiang, China wheat straw maize 2010 1 season Tang et al. (2011)

98 fieldMaripasoula, French

Guianawood bean 2001 1 season Topoliantz et al. (2005)

99 pot Xinjiang, China cow manure maize unknown 85 days Uzoma et al. (2011)100 field Toscana, Italy wood residue wheat 2008 2 years 2 seasons Vaccari et al. (2011)101 field Toscana, Italy wood residue wheat 2009 1 season Vaccari et al. (2011)102 pot NSW, Australia wood residue wheat unknown 65 days van Zwieten et al. (2010a)103 pot NSW, Australia wood residue radish unknown 64 days van Zwieten et al. (2010a)104 pot Australia sludge and wood wheat unknown 56 days van Zwieten et al. (2010b)105 pot Australia sludge and wood soybean unknown 56 days van Zwieten et al. (2010b)106 pot Australia sludge and wood radish unknown 42 days van Zwieten et al. (2010b)107 pot Nanjing, China Rice husk rice unknown 1 season Wang et al. (2012)108 pot Nanjing, China Rice husk wheat unknown 1 season Wang et al. (2012)109 pot Manawatu, New Zealand manure and sludge ryegrass unknown 19 weeks Wang et al. (2012)110 pot Manawatu, New Zealand wood and sludge ryegrass unknown 19 weeks Wang et al. (2012)111 pot USA wood residue plantain unknown 30 days Warnock et al. (2010)112 pot USA peanut shell plantain unknownn 30 days Warnock et al. (2010)

113 fieldLlanos-Orientales,

Colombiawood residue savanah grass 2005 8 months Warnock et al. (2010)

114 field South Sumatra, Indonesia bark maize 2003 1 season Yamato et al. (2006)115 field South Sumatra, Indonesia bark cowpea 2004 1 season Yamato et al. (2006)

116 field South Sumatra, Indonesia bark peanut 2004 1 season Yamato et al. (2006)117 field South Sumatra, Indonesia bark maize 2004 1 season Yamato et al. (2006)118 field South Sumatra, Indonesia bark cowpea 2004 1 season Yamato et al. (2006)119 field South Sumatra, Indonesia bark peanut 2004 1 season Yamato et al. (2006)120 field South Sumatra, Indonesia bark maize 2004 1 season Yamato et al. (2006)121 field South Sumatra, Indonesia bark maize 2004 1 season Yamato et al. (2006)122 pot Ayuom, Ghana wood residue maize unknown 6 weeks Yeboah et al. (2009)123 pot Kwadaso, Ghana wood residue maize unknown 6 weeks Yeboah et al. (2009)124 pot Adelaide, Australia wood residue onion unknown 5 weeks Yu et al. (2009)125 field Jiangsu, China wheat straw rice 2009 1 season Zhang et al. (2010a)126 pot Jiangsu, China Wheat straw maize unknown unknown Zhang et al. (2010b)127 pot China wheat straw spinach unknown 50 days Zhang et al. (2011)128 field Jiangsu, China wheat straw rice 2009 2 years 2 seasons Zhang et al. (2012a)129 field Henan, China wheat straw maize 2010 1 season Zhang et al. (2012b)130 field California, USA Walnut shell lettuce 2009 14 months Suddick & Six, 2013131 field California, USA Walnut shell pepper 2009 14 months Suddick & Six, 2013132 pot Texas, USA Corn stove switchgrass unknown unknown Husmoen, 2011133 field Jiangsu, China Wheat straw rice 2010 117 days Xie et al. 2013134 pot Norway Wheat straw rye grass unknown 3 months O’Toole et al. 2013135 pot Fujian, China Sewage sludge letuce unknown unknown Khan et al. 2013136 pot Spain Wood residue wheat 2012 2 months Alburquerque et al. 2013137 pot Spain Wheat straw wheat 2012 2 months Alburquerque et al. 2013138 field Hunan, China straw rice 2011 1 crop season Shen et al. 2013139 pot India Wood residue rice unknown unknown PrabhaV, et al. 2013140 pot Kenya Wood residue maize 2006 1 crop season Söderberg, 2013

141 field Pakistan / maize 2009 1 crop season Arif et al. 2012

142 field India Wood residue radish 2011 unknown Sekar, 2012

143 pot UK Wood residue clover unknown unknown Quilliam et al. 2012144 pot Australia Wood residue capsicum unknown 3 months Pudasaini et al. 2012145 field Bangladesh bagasse rice 2010 1 crop season Ali et al. 2013146 field USA Maize stove maize 2007 4 years Güereña et al. 2013147 pot Japan / rice unknown unknown Singla & Inubushi, 2013148 field Italy Wood residue rice 2010 1 crop season Lugato et al. 2013149 pot Uganda Wood residue maize unknown 45 days Deal et al., 2012150 pot Uganda Maize cobs maize unknown 45 days Deal et al., 2012151 pot Uganda Coffee husk maize unknown 45 days Deal et al., 2012152 pot Uganda Rice husk maize unknown 45 days Deal et al., 2012153 pot Uganda Groundnut shell maize unknown 45 days Deal et al., 2012154 pot Mexico Wood residue wheat unknown 45 days Aguilar-Chávez et al., 2012155 pot South Africa Wood residue wheat unknown 12 weeks Sika, 2012156 pot Australia wood grass 2011 2 months Zhang et al. 2013157 pot Australia Wheat husk grass 2011 2 months Zhang et al. 2013158 pot Indonesia Chicken manure maize unknown unknown Widowati et al. 2012159 pot Indonesia Municipal waste maize unknown unknown Widowati et al. 2012160 field South Africa Wood residue tomato 2010 22 weeks Nzanza et al. 2012161 pot Australia Rice husk maize unknown unknown Nguyen et al. 2012162 pot Arizona, USA Wood residue lettuce unknown unknown Artiola et al 2012163 field NSW, Australia Poultry manure maize 2011 1 crop season van Zwieten et al. 2013164 pot Germany Wood residue Rye grass unknown 142 days Borchard et al. 2012165 pot Tennessee, USA straw Switchgrass unknown unknown Edmunds 2012

166 pot Slovakia Wheat straw Sunflower unknown 4 weeks Tatarková et al. 2013167 field Hainan, China wood residue grass unknown unknown Deng et al. 2010168 Pot Heilongjiang, China Crop straw soybean 2012 unknown Wang et al. 2013169 pot Virginia, USA Chicken manure pepper unknown 194 days Revell et al. 2012

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