Patrice Cannavo, Arnaud Herbreteau, Didier Juret, Mathieu Martin, René Guénon
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Short-term effects of food waste composts on physicochemical soil quality and horticultural crop production
Aim
Composts made from food waste will soon become more widespread on the market thanks to the upcoming enforcement of the legal obligation to sort biowaste. Our experiment aims at improving knowledge on the short-term effects of these composts on soils’ physicochemical properties and vegetable crops.
Methods
Three composts with contrasting characteristics were tested: a 100% v/v green waste compost (C1), and two composts composed of 50% v/v food waste and 50% v/v green waste, one prepared directly on the soil (C2) and the other from a competing producer who have the French NFU 44-051 (AFNOR NF U 44-051, 2006) certification for an organic amendment (C3). They were applied at a rate of 100 t ha−1 (dry matter) on two cropped soils with contrasting textures. Soil-and-compost mixes and compost-free soil were planted with lettuce, radish, and potato.
Results
Seventy-four days after planting, composts improved some soil physicochemical properties. The compost-amended soils had better saturated hydraulic conductivity (Ks, 1 10−3–2.5 10−3 cm s−1) than the compost-free soil (0.5 10−3 cm s−1), and water-stable aggregates were higher than the initial value in C3 soil, equal to it in C2 soil, and lower in C1 soil. pH, total nitrogen, and organic carbon increased in all compost-amended soils. Food waste compost stimulated crop production. The yields (dry matter) of all three crops were two to three times higher in the two soils amended with food waste compost compared to unamended soil, whereas they decreased almost two times in the soil amended with green waste compost due to nitrogen immobilization. Trace metals (particularly Pb and Cd) added by the composts, although present in edible parts of the plants, did not exceed the European rules for trace metals.
Conclusion
Thus, food waste composts have positive effects on soils and vegetable crops, and the higher their organic matter content, the higher these positive effects.
期刊介绍:
Established in 1922, the Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science (JPNSS) is an international peer-reviewed journal devoted to cover the entire spectrum of plant nutrition and soil science from different scale units, e.g. agroecosystem to natural systems. With its wide scope and focus on soil-plant interactions, JPNSS is one of the leading journals on this topic. Articles in JPNSS include reviews, high-standard original papers, and short communications and represent challenging research of international significance. The Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science is one of the world’s oldest journals. You can trust in a peer-reviewed journal that has been established in the plant and soil science community for almost 100 years.
Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science (ISSN 1436-8730) is published in six volumes per year, by the German Societies of Plant Nutrition (DGP) and Soil Science (DBG). Furthermore, the Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science (JPNSS) is a Cooperating Journal of the International Union of Soil Science (IUSS). The journal is produced by Wiley-VCH.
Topical Divisions of the Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science that are receiving increasing attention are:
JPNSS – Topical Divisions
Special timely focus in interdisciplinarity:
- sustainability & critical zone science.
Soil-Plant Interactions:
- rhizosphere science & soil ecology
- pollutant cycling & plant-soil protection
- land use & climate change.
Soil Science:
- soil chemistry & soil physics
- soil biology & biogeochemistry
- soil genesis & mineralogy.
Plant Nutrition:
- plant nutritional physiology
- nutrient dynamics & soil fertility
- ecophysiological aspects of plant nutrition.