Composts from distillery wastes as peat substitutes for transplant production

Bustamante, M.A.; Paredes, C.; Moral, R.; Agulló, E.; Pérez-Murcia, M.D.; Abad, M.

doi:10.1016/j.resconrec.2007.11.005

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“…A very important aspect in the production of potted ornamental plants is the controlled and induced vegetative and floral growth by horticultural practices. Many studies on the use of organic or inorganic components for enhanced growth in soilless cultures have been reported by researchers (Ribeiro et al, 2007;Zaller, 2007;Arancon et al, 2008;Bustamante et al, 2008;Bachman and Metzger, 2008;Medina et al, 2009;Hernández et al, 2010;Ntoulas et al, 2011). Arancon et al (2008) reported that petunia seeds germinated faster in growth substrates with larger amounts of vermicomposts.…”

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Effects of different potting growing media for Petunia grandiflora and Nicotiana alata Link & Otto on photosynthetic capacity, leaf area, and flowering potential

Popescu

2015

Chilean J. Agric. Res.

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are two of the most widely spread plants on the market for annual potted ornamental plants. In order to identify the most adequate substrate formula we analyzed the effects of different potting growing media used for P. hybrida grandiflora 'Bravo' and N. alata 'Dinamo' on their photosynthetic capacity, leaf area, and flowering potential. Optimization of growing media formula for petunia and ornamental tobacco was performed by preparing four growing media mixing fallow soil (FS), Biolan peat (BP), acid peat (AP), leaf compost (C), and perlite (P) in different proportions. The physiological potential of petunia and ornamental tobacco was investigated by photosynthesis and respiration rate and chlorophyll pigments in leaves, while the vegetative and flowering phenological stages were evaluated by number of leaves per plant, leaf area, number of flowers per plant and leaf area/flowers ratio. These measurements were significantly influenced by the different potting growing media used in this study. In the flowering stage, the highest photosynthesis rates (8.612 µmol CO2 m -2 s -1 ) as well as leaf area (1.766 dm 2 ) of petunias were obtained on growing media with 60% biolan peat, 30% acid peat and 10% perlite (BP60-AP30-P10). Flowering responses to growing conditions vary greatly among plants and the biggest number of ornamental tobacco flowers (22 flowers plant -1 ) was registered as an effect of BP60-AP30-P10 media. Growing media with the BP60-AP30-P10 formula seem to be the most adequate growth substrate to develop profitable crops for petunias and ornamental tobacco with high decorative value.

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Effects of different potting growing media for Petunia grandiflora and Nicotiana alata Link & Otto on photosynthetic capacity, leaf area, and flowering potential

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2015

Chilean J. Agric. Res.

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“…Peat is one of the main substrate components for nursery production of horticultural crops in containers because of its suitable physical properties, such as low bulk density and high total porosity, and its high nutrients exchange capacity (Bustamante et al, 2008;Li et al, 2009). Peat is obtained from wetlands, highly fragile ecosystems which constitute important CO 2 sinks.…”

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Use of biochar as peat substitute for growing substrates of Euphorbia × lomi potted plants

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Pasquale

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Span. j. agric. res.

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Biochar from conifers wood was used in soilless culture as growing substrate alternative to peat for ornamental crops. Potted plants of Euphorbia × lomi Rauh cv. ‘Ilaria’ were grown with different mixtures (v:v) of brown peat and biochar in order to evaluate main physical and chemical characteristics of this biomaterial as well as its effect on plant growth, ornamental characteristics and nutrients uptake. Biochar addition to peat increased pH, EC and K content of the growing substrates, as well as air content and bulk density. Biochar content of substrates significantly affected plant growth and biomass partitioning: higher number of shoots and leaves, leaf area and leaf dry weight were recorded in plants grown in 40% peat-60% biochar, with respect to plants grown in 100% peat and secondarily in 100% biochar. Leaf chlorophyll content was higher in plants grown in 60% and 80% biochar, while biomass water use efficiency was higher with 60% biochar. Plant uptake of K and Ca increased as biochar content of the substrates increased. Hence, a growing substrate containing 40% brown peat and 60% conifers wood biochar was identified as the more suitable mixture allowing to have a high-quality production of Euphorbia × lomi potted plants.

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“…Apart from use in animal feeds, compost produced by mushroom cultivation could be used directly as an organic fertilizer (Rinker 2002 (Abad et al 2001;Bustamante et al 2008;Medina et al 2009). In addition to fertility and plant nutrition, SMC that is produced using the appropriate technology also has the advantage of containing a rich microbiota that can ensure the necessary balance to guarantee the phytosanitary requirements of plant cultures (Elo et al 2000;Viji et al 2003).…”

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Application of spent Agaricus subrufescens compost in integrated production of seedlings and plants of tomato

Lopes

Zied

Martos

et al. 2015

Int J Recycl Org Waste Agricult

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Purpose Spent mushroom compost (SMC) is a major solid waste product of the mushroom industry and is the material which remains at the end of a mushroom crop. Methods Different proportions of the SMC from Agaricus subrufescens cultivation were tested to produce seedlings and plants of tomato. A commercial substrate was used, both as a control and in combination with the spent compost in different proportions. So two experiments were carried out, the first was the production and evaluation of tomato seedlings and the second was tomato cultivation from seedlings produced in the first experiment. Results The use of different proportions of spent A. subrufescens compost resulted in a decreasing trend of all the parameters in the production of the tomato seedlings. However, in tomato cultivation for all periods of harvest, a positive effect was observed in fruiting when the seedlings were produced with spent A. subrufescens compost in comparison to the commercial control. Conclusion It was concluded that the use of spent A. subrufescens compost for seedling production led to a higher total tomato production compared to previously reported production levels in organic cultivation systems with green, organic and other types of fertilization. These results demonstrated the great potential of spent A. subrufescens compost for use in organic tomato production because of the better quality of harvested fruit.

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Composts from distillery wastes as peat substitutes for transplant production

Cited by 185 publications

References 22 publications

Effects of different potting growing media for Petunia grandiflora and Nicotiana alata Link & Otto on photosynthetic capacity, leaf area, and flowering potential

Effects of different potting growing media for Petunia grandiflora and Nicotiana alata Link & Otto on photosynthetic capacity, leaf area, and flowering potential

Use of biochar as peat substitute for growing substrates of Euphorbia × lomi potted plants

Application of spent Agaricus subrufescens compost in integrated production of seedlings and plants of tomato

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