Effect of Repeated Plant Debris Reutilization as Organic Amendment on Greenhouse Soil Fertility
Greenhouse agriculture typically generates large amounts of waste with plant residue (agricultural biomass) being the most abundant. This residue is generated on a seasonal basis, which complicates the external management of the material. Recently, the European Union (EU) has been implementing a pol...
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| author | Castillo-Díaz, Francisco José Marín Guirao, José Ignacio Belmonte Ureña, Luis Jesús Tello Marquina, Julio C. Javier |
| author_facet | Castillo-Díaz, Francisco José Marín Guirao, José Ignacio Belmonte Ureña, Luis Jesús Tello Marquina, Julio C. Javier |
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| description | Greenhouse agriculture typically generates large amounts of waste with plant residue (agricultural biomass) being the most abundant. This residue is generated on a seasonal basis, which complicates the external management of the material. Recently, the European Union (EU) has been implementing a policy based on sustainability through the circular economy that seeks to minimize waste generation. The effect of reusing 3.5 kg·m−2 tomato plants from the previous season as the only fertilizer versus no fertilization and inorganic fertilization in 215-day tomato cycles after transplanting was studied in this trial. The study was carried out during three seasons in greenhouse agriculture in Almeria (Spain) with the repeated use of the solarization technique. The plant debris had similar production results during two of the three seasons and fruit quality parameters were similar to inorganic fertilization. In addition, some physicochemical variables improved and the biological depressive effect of solarization was mitigated. The results suggest that the reuse of the tomato plant debris as the only fertilizer could be an alternative to conventional fertilization under the conditions tested. |
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| spelling | oai:repositorio.ual.es:10835-127762024-01-17T07:23:47Z Effect of Repeated Plant Debris Reutilization as Organic Amendment on Greenhouse Soil Fertility Castillo-Díaz, Francisco José Marín Guirao, José Ignacio Belmonte Ureña, Luis Jesús Tello Marquina, Julio C. Javier circular economy bioeconomy wastemanagement tomato crop agriculture organic fertilizer Greenhouse agriculture typically generates large amounts of waste with plant residue (agricultural biomass) being the most abundant. This residue is generated on a seasonal basis, which complicates the external management of the material. Recently, the European Union (EU) has been implementing a policy based on sustainability through the circular economy that seeks to minimize waste generation. The effect of reusing 3.5 kg·m−2 tomato plants from the previous season as the only fertilizer versus no fertilization and inorganic fertilization in 215-day tomato cycles after transplanting was studied in this trial. The study was carried out during three seasons in greenhouse agriculture in Almeria (Spain) with the repeated use of the solarization technique. The plant debris had similar production results during two of the three seasons and fruit quality parameters were similar to inorganic fertilization. In addition, some physicochemical variables improved and the biological depressive effect of solarization was mitigated. The results suggest that the reuse of the tomato plant debris as the only fertilizer could be an alternative to conventional fertilization under the conditions tested. 2021-11-15T11:29:22Z 2021-11-15T11:29:22Z 2021-11-03 info:eu-repo/semantics/article 1660-4601 http://hdl.handle.net/10835/12776 10.3390/ijerph182111544 en https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/21/11544 Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacional http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess MDPI |
| spellingShingle | circular economy bioeconomy wastemanagement tomato crop agriculture organic fertilizer Castillo-Díaz, Francisco José Marín Guirao, José Ignacio Belmonte Ureña, Luis Jesús Tello Marquina, Julio C. Javier Effect of Repeated Plant Debris Reutilization as Organic Amendment on Greenhouse Soil Fertility |
| title | Effect of Repeated Plant Debris Reutilization as Organic Amendment on Greenhouse Soil Fertility |
| title_full | Effect of Repeated Plant Debris Reutilization as Organic Amendment on Greenhouse Soil Fertility |
| title_fullStr | Effect of Repeated Plant Debris Reutilization as Organic Amendment on Greenhouse Soil Fertility |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effect of Repeated Plant Debris Reutilization as Organic Amendment on Greenhouse Soil Fertility |
| title_short | Effect of Repeated Plant Debris Reutilization as Organic Amendment on Greenhouse Soil Fertility |
| title_sort | effect of repeated plant debris reutilization as organic amendment on greenhouse soil fertility |
| topic | circular economy bioeconomy wastemanagement tomato crop agriculture organic fertilizer |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/10835/12776 |
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