Grape Vine Waste and Giant Reed Biomass Composts as Peat and Mineral Fertilizer Substitutes for Producing Organic Tomato Transplants

Kritsotakis, I.; Kabourakis, Emmanouil

doi:10.1080/15427528.2011.600425

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“…In particular, the mixtures with the greatest proportions of GC showed the highest pH and EC values, these values being higher than those suggested as optimum values (pH in the range 5.3–6.5 and EC < 0.5 dS m -1 ) [ 35 , 6 ]. This fact was also reported by other authors in experiments of peat substitution using composts with either similar [ 16 , 17 ] or different origin [ 11 , 22 , 26 ] from that used in this study. Regarding the physical properties, all the mixtures showed suitable values of the bulk density (< 0.4 g cm -3 ), observing in the substrates with higher percentages of PF (PF90% and PF60%) the lowest bulk density values.…”

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“…P.Kumm) [ 9 ], beached Posidonia residues ( Posidonia oceanica L.) [ 10 ], extracted sweet corn tassel ( Zea mays L.) [ 11 ], and giant reed ( Arundo donax L.) wastes [ 12 ] have been studied as partial or total substrate components. Also, numerous studies have reported the use of organic residues, after proper composting, as peat substitutes in potting media, such as municipal solid waste compost [ 13 , 14 , 15 ], animal manure compost [ 16 ], green waste compost [ 16 , 17 , 18 ], Posidonia compost [ 19 , 20 ] and agro-industrial compost [ 17 , 21 , 22 , 23 ]. However, despite the impressive amount of data concerning the use of alternative materials, especially composts, as peat substitutes in growing media, the results concerning the suitability of these materials vary significantly and are not always satisfactory.…”

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The Challenge of Peat Substitution in Organic Seedling Production: Optimization of Growing Media Formulation through Mixture Design and Response Surface Analysis

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Peat replacement is an increasing demand in containerized and transplant production, due to the environmental constraints associated to peat use. However, despite the wide information concerning the use of alternative materials as substrates, it is very complex to establish the best materials and mixtures. This work evaluates the use of mixture design and surface response methodology in a peat substitution experiment using two alternative materials (green compost and palm fibre trunk waste) for transplant production of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.); melon, (Cucumis melo L.); and lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) in organic farming conditions. In general, the substrates showed suitable properties for their use in seedling production, showing the best plant response the mixture of 20% green compost, 39% palm fibre and 31% peat. The mixture design and applied response surface methodology has shown to be an useful approach to optimize substrate formulations in peat substitution experiments to standardize plant responses.

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The Challenge of Peat Substitution in Organic Seedling Production: Optimization of Growing Media Formulation through Mixture Design and Response Surface Analysis

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“…Numerous studies have also reported the use of compost, as a peat substitute in potting media. These include municipal solid waste compost(Raviv et al 2002;Herrera et al 2008), animal manure compost, green waste compost(Tittarelli et al 2009), and agro-industrial compost(Jayasinghe et al 2010;Ceglie et al 2011;Kritsotakis and Kabourakis 2011;Carmona et al 2012).…”

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Organic substrate for transplant production in organic nurseries. A review

Pascual

Ceglie

Tüzel

et al. 2018

Agron. Sustain. Dev.

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A transplant can be defined as a seedling or sprouted vegetative propagation material grown in a substrate or in the field, for transfer to the final cropping site. Nurseries use a range of growing media in the production of transplants, and the quality of a substrate may be defined in terms of its feasibility for the intended use and also according to the climatic condition of the production site. Peat is the worldwide standard substrate, but because of its origin and the increasing environmental and ecological concerns, new alternatives have been proposed for organic production. Here, we reviewed these new alternatives, assuming that the proposed growing media will need to respond in a proper way to specific plant requirements while also taking them into consideration to be environmental friendly, at the same time. Appropriate composting management combined with suitable feedstock material can produce substrates with adequate properties to develop transplants. Potential added-value benefits of particularized compost have been highlighted, and these include suppressiveness or capacity for plant pathogen control, biofertilization, and biostimulation. This added value is an important point in relation to the framework of organic agriculture because the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides is limited. Different permitted fertilizers are proposed by incorporating them by dress fertilization before planting or by foliar fertilization or fertigation during the seedling production phase. In this context, specific beneficial microorganism inoculation demonstrates better and quicker nutrient solubilization. Its inclusion during seedling production not only facilitates plant growth during the germination and seedling stages but also could bring efficient microorganisms or beneficial microorganisms to the field with the transplants. This review will help to bridge the gap between the producers of compost and the seedling plant producers by providing updated literature.

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“…Nevertheless, strong demand and unsustainable exploration of peatlands around the world is creating availability problems and signs of depletion. For this reason, it is increasingly necessary to identify and study new substrates that make it possible to reduce, or even replace, the use of peat in agriculture 9 – 12 . Mattei et al 13 demonstrated the viability of phytoremediation dredged sediment as a substrate for plant growth.…”

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Potential of dredged bioremediated marine sediment for strawberry cultivation

Martínez-Nicolás

Legua

Núñez-Gómez

et al. 2020

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For the maintenance of the economic activity of the ports, it is necessary to dredge the marine sediments in order to guarantee their depth. These sediments, considered by European legislation as residues, present relevant limitations of use and generate environmental and economic problems concerning their final disposal. In this context, the present work aims to identify the phytoremediated dredged sediments potential as an alternative to the traditional substrate (peat) in horticultural growing through two-years controlled strawberry cultivation. The growing media mixes used were: (1) 100% peat (Pt) as a control substrate; (2) 100% dredged remediated sediment (DRS); (3) 50% each (Pt-DRS). The dredged sediment, plant drainage and strawberry plant parts (leaves, stems, roots, and fruits) were analyzed to mineral elements, heavy metal contents, and pesticide residues (polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, polychlorinated biphenyls and specific fumigants) during the experimental period. Only seven (Mn, Fe, Zn, Mo, Al, Mn and Ni) of the twenty-two metals and two (nitrates and fluorene) of the six hundred-thirteen pesticides analyzed were detected in the strawberry fruits. In all the cases, values detected were under the Spanish and European legal limit. The suitability of strawberry fruits for fresh and/or processed consumption with no risk was confirmed. Based on the results, can be affirmed that the dredged remediated sediment can be used as a culture substrate, alone or mixed with other substrates. Additional researches should be carried out to confirm the sediment characteristics and compare with other substrates to improve the physical and chemical properties.

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Grape Vine Waste and Giant Reed Biomass Composts as Peat and Mineral Fertilizer Substitutes for Producing Organic Tomato Transplants

Cited by 11 publications

References 27 publications

The Challenge of Peat Substitution in Organic Seedling Production: Optimization of Growing Media Formulation through Mixture Design and Response Surface Analysis

The Challenge of Peat Substitution in Organic Seedling Production: Optimization of Growing Media Formulation through Mixture Design and Response Surface Analysis

Organic substrate for transplant production in organic nurseries. A review

Potential of dredged bioremediated marine sediment for strawberry cultivation

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