Economic efficiency of willow, poplar and black locust production using different soil amendments

In the base scenario the highest revenue 292 € ha−1 year−1 was found for willow amended with lignin. The best revenue for poplar (194 € ha−1 year−1) was achieved when the crop was fertilised with mineral fertiliser and amended with lignin. No options for black locust were profitable. Other economic indices were the best in the production of willow as well. The change in the biomass price and transport distance influenced the revenue in the production of all species. Our study has indicated the importance of the right choice of species and method of soil amendment, as this determined the biomass yield and it had a great effect on the cost of chip production and the amount of revenue gained from such production.