Biodisinfection as a Profitable Fertilization Method for Horticultural Crops in the Framework of the Circular Economy
Intensive agriculture has resulted in various environmental impacts that affect ecosystems. In some cases, the application of conventional fertilizers has deteriorated water quality, which includes the marine environment. For this reason, institutions have designed various strategies based on the pr...
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| author | Castillo-Díaz, Francisco José Belmonte Ureña, Luis Jesús Camacho Ferre, Francisco Tello Marquina, Julio C. Javier |
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| description | Intensive agriculture has resulted in various environmental impacts that affect ecosystems. In some cases, the application of conventional fertilizers has deteriorated water quality, which includes the marine environment. For this reason, institutions have designed various strategies based on the principles of the circular economy and the bioeconomy. Both of these dynamics aim to reduce excessive fertilization and to inhibit the negative externalities it generates. In our work, a field trial is presented in which a 100% reduction in conventional inorganic fertilizers has been evaluated through a production methodology based on fertilization with reused plant debris in combination with other organic compounds. Based on one tomato crop, the profitability of this production technique has been analyzed in comparison with other conventional vegetable production techniques. The productivity and economic yield of the alternative crop was similar to that of the conventional crop, with a 37.2% decrease in water consumption. The reuse of biomass reduced production costs by 4.8%, while the addition of other organic amendments increased them by up to 22%. The results of our trial show that farms are more sustainable and more profitable from a circular point of view when using these strategies. |
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| spelling | oai:repositorio.ual.es:10835-133092024-01-17T07:23:49Z Biodisinfection as a Profitable Fertilization Method for Horticultural Crops in the Framework of the Circular Economy Castillo-Díaz, Francisco José Belmonte Ureña, Luis Jesús Camacho Ferre, Francisco Tello Marquina, Julio C. Javier circular economy agricultural waste management cost–benefit analysis sustainable agriculture alternative crops Intensive agriculture has resulted in various environmental impacts that affect ecosystems. In some cases, the application of conventional fertilizers has deteriorated water quality, which includes the marine environment. For this reason, institutions have designed various strategies based on the principles of the circular economy and the bioeconomy. Both of these dynamics aim to reduce excessive fertilization and to inhibit the negative externalities it generates. In our work, a field trial is presented in which a 100% reduction in conventional inorganic fertilizers has been evaluated through a production methodology based on fertilization with reused plant debris in combination with other organic compounds. Based on one tomato crop, the profitability of this production technique has been analyzed in comparison with other conventional vegetable production techniques. The productivity and economic yield of the alternative crop was similar to that of the conventional crop, with a 37.2% decrease in water consumption. The reuse of biomass reduced production costs by 4.8%, while the addition of other organic amendments increased them by up to 22%. The results of our trial show that farms are more sustainable and more profitable from a circular point of view when using these strategies. 2022-02-23T18:19:11Z 2022-02-23T18:19:11Z 2022-02-19 info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2073-4395 http://hdl.handle.net/10835/13309 10.3390/agronomy12020521 en https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/12/2/521 Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacional http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess MDPI |
| spellingShingle | circular economy agricultural waste management cost–benefit analysis sustainable agriculture alternative crops Castillo-Díaz, Francisco José Belmonte Ureña, Luis Jesús Camacho Ferre, Francisco Tello Marquina, Julio C. Javier Biodisinfection as a Profitable Fertilization Method for Horticultural Crops in the Framework of the Circular Economy |
| title | Biodisinfection as a Profitable Fertilization Method for Horticultural Crops in the Framework of the Circular Economy |
| title_full | Biodisinfection as a Profitable Fertilization Method for Horticultural Crops in the Framework of the Circular Economy |
| title_fullStr | Biodisinfection as a Profitable Fertilization Method for Horticultural Crops in the Framework of the Circular Economy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Biodisinfection as a Profitable Fertilization Method for Horticultural Crops in the Framework of the Circular Economy |
| title_short | Biodisinfection as a Profitable Fertilization Method for Horticultural Crops in the Framework of the Circular Economy |
| title_sort | biodisinfection as a profitable fertilization method for horticultural crops in the framework of the circular economy |
| topic | circular economy agricultural waste management cost–benefit analysis sustainable agriculture alternative crops |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/10835/13309 |
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