Pub Date : 2023-11-30DOI: 10.1080/1065657x.2023.2287641
Mukhtiar Ali, Safdar Sidra, Asia Iqbal, Roshan Ali, Nazir Ahmad, Ali Raza Gurmani, Sehrish Sadia
The continuous use of chemical fertilizer is a leading cause of soil contamination and hence adversely affecting biodiversity. A more suitable alternative to these chemicals are natural organic fer...
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Pub Date : 2023-11-29DOI: 10.1080/1065657x.2023.2283515
Juan Hirzel, Carolina Sánchez, Rosa Roa, Sebastián Tramón
Organic production worldwide shows ongoing advances in agronomic management. Compost is mainly used for nutritional management and its benefits in biological activity and soil construction are well...
{"title":"Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Potassium Availability in Three Compost Derivatives from the Wine Industry and Two Fertilizers","authors":"Juan Hirzel, Carolina Sánchez, Rosa Roa, Sebastián Tramón","doi":"10.1080/1065657x.2023.2283515","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/1065657x.2023.2283515","url":null,"abstract":"Organic production worldwide shows ongoing advances in agronomic management. Compost is mainly used for nutritional management and its benefits in biological activity and soil construction are well...","PeriodicalId":10714,"journal":{"name":"Compost Science & Utilization","volume":"4 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138515950","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-11-10DOI: 10.1080/1065657x.2023.2264297
Qiaojie Chen, Emmanuel K. Yiridoe, Chidozie Okoye, Ryan Munroe, Alexandra Grygorczyk
Two commercial-scale windrow composting methods were investigated for their relative costs of production and value for the horticulture industry, including: (i) aerobic (or thermophilic) composting...
研究了两种商业规模的窗口堆肥方法的相对生产成本和对园艺工业的价值，包括:(i)好氧(或喜热)堆肥…
{"title":"On-Farm Composting Using Two Different Windrow Methods: A Stochastic Budgeting Analysis","authors":"Qiaojie Chen, Emmanuel K. Yiridoe, Chidozie Okoye, Ryan Munroe, Alexandra Grygorczyk","doi":"10.1080/1065657x.2023.2264297","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/1065657x.2023.2264297","url":null,"abstract":"Two commercial-scale windrow composting methods were investigated for their relative costs of production and value for the horticulture industry, including: (i) aerobic (or thermophilic) composting...","PeriodicalId":10714,"journal":{"name":"Compost Science & Utilization","volume":"19 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138515966","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-11-10DOI: 10.1080/1065657x.2023.2262461
Xing Chen, Xiuna Ren, Quan Wang, Ronghua Li, Minna Jiao, Songling Li, Yayi Wang, Zengqiang Zhang
Mature compost, as an alternative substance of chemical fertilizer, could provide nutrients for plant growth, improve soil structure and inhibit the diseases. Germination index (GI), as an essentia...
{"title":"The Normalization of Seed Germination Test: An Effective Method to Assess Compost Maturity","authors":"Xing Chen, Xiuna Ren, Quan Wang, Ronghua Li, Minna Jiao, Songling Li, Yayi Wang, Zengqiang Zhang","doi":"10.1080/1065657x.2023.2262461","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/1065657x.2023.2262461","url":null,"abstract":"Mature compost, as an alternative substance of chemical fertilizer, could provide nutrients for plant growth, improve soil structure and inhibit the diseases. Germination index (GI), as an essentia...","PeriodicalId":10714,"journal":{"name":"Compost Science & Utilization","volume":"26 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138515984","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-11-10DOI: 10.1080/1065657x.2023.2270972
Kamil Ekinci, İsmail Tosun, Fevzi Şevik, Necati Berk Bıtrak, Kemal Sülük, Barbaros Salih Kumbul
Composting of two-phase olive mill pomace, poultry and dairy manure, and straw was conducted at five initial carbon/nitrogen (C/N) ratios (from 20.03 to 39.99) using 15 100-liter reactors. Compost ...
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Pub Date : 2023-11-08DOI: 10.1080/1065657x.2023.2273845
Igor Tomicic
AbstractSmart agriculture refers to the application of advanced technologies in the field of agriculture, such as the Internet of Things, big data, edge/cloud computing, among others. These technologies facilitate the monitoring, tracking, recording, visualization, automation, and analysis of various agricultural operations. One critical process in this domain is composting, an organic waste disposal method that enriches soil with nutrients and encourages sustainable farming practices. However, it requires constant monitoring to ensure high-quality compost production at an optimal rate, without the development of harmful toxins. In this context, we propose a novel IoT-based agricultural compost monitoring system. The system is composed of an IoT sensor probe, edge/cloud platforms, and integrated solutions for networking, monitoring, logging, reporting, and visualization. This paper provides a comprehensive physical implementation of the probe, including detailed prototype components, testing of pertinent sensor technologies, and analysis of experiments conducted on a compost site using several probe variants. The main contributions of this paper are twofold: (1) the development of a novel IoT system prototype for efficient compost monitoring, and (2) the identification of the optimal sensor technology for measuring compost temperature. Our findings indicate that infrared sensing technology delivers the fastest and most accurate readings. AcknowledgmentsThis work has been supported in full by the Croatian Science Foundation under the project number 3877.Disclosure StatementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).Notes1 https://github.com/tomicic/IoTAdditional informationFundingHrvatska Zaklada za Znanost, grant ID: 3877.
摘要智慧农业是指物联网、大数据、边缘/云计算等先进技术在农业领域的应用。这些技术促进了对各种农业操作的监测、跟踪、记录、可视化、自动化和分析。这个领域的一个关键过程是堆肥，这是一种有机废物处理方法，可以丰富土壤的营养，并鼓励可持续的农业实践。然而，它需要持续监测，以确保以最佳速度生产高质量的堆肥，而不会产生有害毒素。在此背景下，我们提出了一种新的基于物联网的农业堆肥监测系统。该系统由物联网传感器探头、边缘/云平台以及网络、监控、日志、报告和可视化集成解决方案组成。本文提供了探针的全面物理实现，包括详细的原型组件，相关传感器技术的测试，以及使用几种探针变体在堆肥现场进行的实验分析。本文的主要贡献有两个:(1)开发了一种用于有效监测堆肥的新型物联网系统原型，以及(2)确定了测量堆肥温度的最佳传感器技术。我们的研究结果表明，红外传感技术提供了最快和最准确的读数。本工作得到克罗地亚科学基金会项目编号3877的全额支持。披露声明作者未报告潜在的利益冲突。注1 https://github.com/tomicic/IoTAdditional informationFundingHrvatska Zaklada za Znanost，资助ID: 3877。
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Pub Date : 2021-04-03DOI: 10.1080/1065657X.2023.2200390
Abiyot Mebrate, Tadesse Kippie
Abstract Agricultural waste utilization in the form of compost is a sustainable alternative to fertilizer for increasing crop yield in smallholder farms. A study was conducted to investigate the effect of coffee pulp (CP) compost, phosphorus (P) fertilizer, and their combination on yield and yield components of maize in the Gedeo Zone, Southern Ethiopia, under rainfed conditions using maize variety BH140 as a test crop. The treatments consisted of four CP compost levels (0, 2.5, 5 and 7.5 t/ha) and four P levels (0, 10, 20 and 30 kg/ha) laid out in a factorial arrangement using a randomized complete block design with three replications. The analysis of variance revealed that there were significant (p ≤ 0.05) differences among the different levels of CP compost on tasseling date, ear length, 1000 seed weight, grain yield, biomass production, and harvest index of maize. P application had also a significant (p ≤ 0.05) effect on all measured yield components and final grain yield. Sole application of CP at the rate of 2.5 t/ha increased maize grain yield by 19% compared to control plots. Integration of CP compost at the rate of 2.5 t/ha with 30 and 20 kg P/ha increased maize grain yields by 63 and 60.85% compared to control plots, respectively. Thus, the integration of compost at the rate of 2.5 t/ha with 20 kg P/ha could be recommended for maximum grain yield. Farmers who cannot afford fertilizer would be encouraged to use CP compost at the rate of 2.5 t/ha.
摘要在小农农场，以堆肥的形式利用农业废弃物是一种可持续的肥料替代品，可以提高作物产量。在埃塞俄比亚南部Gedeo地区，以玉米品种BH140为试验作物，研究了咖啡浆(CP)堆肥、磷(P)肥及其组合对雨养条件下玉米产量和产量组成的影响。4个CP堆肥水平(0、2.5、5和7.5 t/ha)和4个P水平(0、10、20和30 kg/ha)，采用随机完全区组设计，按因子排列，3个重复。方差分析表明，不同水平CP堆肥对玉米抽雄期、穗长、千粒重、籽粒产量、生物量产量和收获指数的影响均显著(p≤0.05)。施磷量对籽粒产量各组成部分及最终产量均有显著影响(P≤0.05)。单施有机磷2.5 t/公顷，玉米产量比对照提高19%。按2.5 t/ hm2施用有机磷堆肥30和20 kg P/ hm2，玉米产量分别比对照提高63%和60.85%。因此，建议以2.5 t/ hm2 + 20 kg P/ hm2的堆肥用量组合可获得最大产量。负担不起肥料的农民将被鼓励以每公顷2.5吨的速度使用CP堆肥。
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Pub Date : 2021-04-03DOI: 10.1080/1065657X.2023.2216696
S. Sonmez, Filiz Öktüren Asri
Abstract Vermicompost is a material whose popularity is rapidly growing. However, information about the usage amount and mineralization in the soil, and the state of the emergence of plant nutrients is quite limited. In this study, it was aimed to determine the effects of different vermicompost doses at different incubation periods on the soil properties and nutrient concentrations of the tomato plant. For this purpose, increased doses of vermicompost (0, 20, 40, and 60 t ha−1) were mixed into the soil, and effects of them on soil properties at different incubation periods (0, 15, 30, 45, 60 and 90 days) were determined. At the end of the incubation period, the tomato plant was grown. At the end of the cultivation phase, the residual effect of vermicompost on soil properties were determined. Vermicompost doses and the increase in incubation period increased the amount of soil organic matter. With the direct and residual effects of increased vermicompost doses, the total concentration of N, av-P, ex-K, ex-Ca, ex-Mg and av-Zn in the soil increased. Prolongation of the incubation period caused fluctuation of nutrient concentrations. Increased vermicompost doses positively affected the N, P, and K concentrations of the tomato plant, and negatively affected the Ca, Mg, Fe, Zn, and Mn concentrations of it. As a result, it was found that vermicompost improved the chemical properties of the highly calcareous Mediterranean region soils, but it was not sufficient for adequate and balanced feeding in plant production, and it must necessarily be supplemented by chemical feeding.
摘要Vermicompost是一种受欢迎程度迅速增长的材料。然而，关于土壤中的使用量和矿化度，以及植物养分出现的状态的信息非常有限。在本研究中，旨在确定不同孵化期不同蚯蚓堆肥剂量对番茄植株土壤性质和养分浓度的影响。为此，将增加剂量的蚯蚓堆肥（0、20、40和60 t ha−1）混合到土壤中，并测定它们在不同培育期（0、15、30、45、60和90天）对土壤性质的影响。在孵化期结束时，番茄植株生长出来。在培养阶段结束时，测定了蚯蚓堆肥对土壤性质的残余影响。蚯蚓的药剂量和潜伏期的增加增加了土壤有机质的含量。随着蚯蚓堆肥剂量的增加，土壤中N、av-P、ex-K、ex-Ca、ex-Mg和av-Zn的总浓度增加。潜伏期的延长导致营养物质浓度的波动。蚯蚓堆肥剂量的增加对番茄植株的N、P和K浓度有正向影响，对其Ca、Mg、Fe、Zn和Mn浓度有负向影响，并且必须通过化学进料来补充。
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Pub Date : 2021-04-03DOI: 10.1080/1065657X.2023.2213246
Cristina Rodriguez Gil, T. Aspray
Abstract Plant response tests are popular with some European composting industry schemes compared to seed germination only tests. In the case of the UK tomato plant response test, this assesses not only seed germination and plant growth but also weed germination and plant abnormalities (the latter due to presence of herbicide residues). However, a drawback of the test is its long duration at 28 days slowing positive release of finished compost. The purpose of this pilot study was to carry out a first-time comparison of the UK tomato response test with the German barley response test which is shorter in duration at 10-12 days. Eleven compost materials, both finished composts and immature material, were run on the tests in parallel with supporting sample characterization to aid results interpretation. The two plant response tests reported comparable pass/fail results for nine out of eleven samples. The two remaining samples were reported differently and neither test reporting fail in both instances.
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Pub Date : 2021-01-15DOI: 10.1080/1065657X.2020.1838356
Anaité Dafne Vaca-Velasco, A. Blanco-Jarvio, María Jesús Ferarra-Guerrero, G. Vela-Correa, Fidel Payán-Zelaya
Abstract Bacterial species of the genus Acidithiobacillus have been proved to reduce soil salinity, but their chemical impact on a saline compost has not been reported. This work is aimed to evaluate the effects of A. thiooxidans on the chemical properties of a saline compost formulation. When added to a microcosm under nonsterile conditions, a sulfur-supplemented A. thiooxidans inoculum lowered pH to 7.16, reduced exchangeable sodium levels to 97 cmol kg−1, and increased electrical conductivity to 7.93 dS m−1 after 720 h. No differences in bacterial fingerprint were observed after adding A. thiooxidans, either supplemented with sulfur or not. These results suggest that inoculating saline composts with sulfur-oxidizing bacterial strains of the genus Acidithiobacillus could help to decrease salinity-associated parameters, and it has the potential of reducing the impact of prolonged application of organic fertilizers on the soil. Additionally, it could be a valuable tool to remediate high-salinity soils.
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