Tall Fescue Growth in Greenhouse, Growth Chamber, and Field Plots Amended With Sewage Sludge Compost and Fertilizer

Tester, C. F.

doi:10.1097/00010694-198912000-00008

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“…Consequently, TSSC-N utilization by fescue plants was only 40% of that of CF. This rate of N utilization from TSSC was higher than the 33% utilization efficiency reported by Sikora and Enkiri (1999), but it was much higher than the 10% utilization reported by Tester (1989) for sewage sludge compost. In the blend of unpelleted compost with CF, fescue recovered N better than in TSSC alone.…”

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confidence: 65%

“…The factor that most limited tall fescue recovery of N is the slow rate of N net mineralization, which is characteristic of compost. The 10% mineralization rate of the organic N in compost (Tester 1989) was confirmed more recently by Sikora and Enkiri (1999). However, in the present study, 18% of N recovery by tall fescue from TSSC was very high compared to results reported by Tester (1989) and Sikora and Enkiri (1999) (Table 2).…”

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“…Many countries have imposed strict limitations on the disposal of sewage sludge by incineration, fresh water dilution and ocean dumping. Tester (1989) reported that good‐quality sludge (i.e. low heavy metal content) should be used on land, and an attractive method for sewage sludge disposal is stabilization by composting by thermophilic bacteria.…”

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“…Sikora and Enkiri (1999) reported, following a field study, that compost N can replace one-third of the chemical fertilizer N required by fescue without decreasing yields. In greenhouse and growth-chamber studies, compost N utilization by fescue was 8% for initial clipping and 5% for the second clipping (Tester 1989). The slow release of N from garbage compost is ideally suited to the urban landscape (Sullivan et al 1998) and the slow mineralization of garbage compost N coupled with the more rapid release of N provided by chemical fertilizer can be considered as complementary components of N supply for crop growth (Sullivan et al 2002).…”

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Effects of thermophilic sewage sludge compost on early growth of tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea Schreb.) and nitrogen leaching losses

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“…Since then, several sources of composted materials have been evaluated for use on turfgrass. These sources include composted sewage sludge and biosolids (Angle et al, 1981; Cheng et al, 2007; Garling and Boehm, 2001; Hua et al, 2008; Landschoot and McNitt, 1994; Linde and Hepner, 2005; Tesfamariam et al, 2009; Tester, 1989; Zhang et al, 2009), municipal solid waste (Breslin, 1995; Cisar and Snyder, 1992; Gentilucci et al, 2001), food waste compost (Gentilucci et al, 2001; Shimozono et al, 2008), leaves (Gentilucci et al, 2001), yard waste (Boniak et al, 2004; Garling and Boehm, 2001; Landschoot and McNitt, 1994), manure (Boniak et al, 2004; Constantinou et al, 1997; Johnson et al, 2006; Landschoot and McNitt, 1994; Vietor et al, 2002), brewery by‐products (Landschoot and McNitt, 1994)), spent mushroom substrate (Landschoot and McNitt, 1994), rice hulls (Ruemmele et al, 2001), coal combustion by‐products (Schlossberg et al, 2004), and paper mill sludge (Landschoot and McNitt, 1994; Norrie and Gosselin, 1996; Wilkinson, 1997).…”

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Effect of Olive Mill Compost on Native Soil Characteristics and Tall Fescue Turfgrass Development

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Research was conducted to evaluate the effects of olive mill compost (OMC) soil amendment on the establishment and growth of tall fescue {Festuca arundinacea Schreb. [currently Schedonorus phoenix (Scop.) Holub]} turf. Treatments included the use of four substrates with increasing proportions of OMC in a sandy loam soil. Supplementation treatments ranged from 0% [soil only], which served as the control, to 12.5% [low], 25% [medium], and 50% v/v [high]. Measurements included visual quality ratings, clipping yield, root growth, as well as vertical detachment force in conjunction with root growth and substrate moisture content during the establishment phase. Substrate bulk density, pH, and EC were also monitored. Olive mill compost supplementation decreased pH, and bulk density (32.6, 21.1, and 19.4% for high, medium, and low OMC, respectively) and increased water holding capacity (57.0, 32.7, and 13.3% at 100 cm suction for high, medium, and low OMC, respectively). High OMC exhibited beneficial effects on visual quality and shoot growth, especially during the establishment of the sward presumably due to its increased water holding capacity and nutrient availability. Root growth was not influenced by OMC supplementation; it was actually reduced compared to the non-amended control on a single sampling date. Detachment force gave nonconclusive results, both between the 2 yr of study and within the same year. It is our conclusion that OMC can be used as a soil amendment to improve soil water-holding capacity, and tall fescue quality and clipping yield, with no reduction in detachment force and minimal detriment to root developmen

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Rice yield nutrient uptake as affected by cyanobacteria soil amendments—a pot experiment

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Honna

2006

Z. Pflanzenernähr. Bodenk.

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Rice production and cyanobacterial N in acid soil can be improved by liming. There is evidence that the organic amendments can increase the soil pH. The aim of this study was to find appropriate combination of soil amendments and cyanobacteria capable for enhancing nutrient uptake and improving rice yield in acidic paddy soil. Three soil amendments (rice straw, sewage‐sludge composts, NPK) with and without inoculation of cyanobacteria were studied for rice plants (Oryza sativa L.) in a pot experiment. The sludge compost had significantly reduced soil acidity from 5.44 to 6.67. The plant N and K uptake increased significantly with sludge and cyanobacteria application. The yield components increased significantly with sludge, but decreased thereafter, an exception was the number of panicles, with straw compost. These characters were also significantly affected by inoculation with cyanobacteria except 100‐grain weight, filled‐grain percentage, and harvest index. The combination of sludge compost and cyanobacteria improved the yield components and consequently grain yield (138 g pot–1) compared with sludge treatment only (132 g pot–1). The amount of cyanobacterial N absorbed (N‐difference method) by rice plant under sludge compost was higher than that of soils amended with either rice straw or NPK treatments. Therefore, the addition of sewage sludge to acid paddy soil not only amended the soil properties but also activated the cyanobacteria and consequently improved rice plant nutrition and grain yield.

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Tall Fescue Growth in Greenhouse, Growth Chamber, and Field Plots Amended With Sewage Sludge Compost and Fertilizer

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Effects of thermophilic sewage sludge compost on early growth of tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea Schreb.) and nitrogen leaching losses

Effects of thermophilic sewage sludge compost on early growth of tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea Schreb.) and nitrogen leaching losses

Effect of Olive Mill Compost on Native Soil Characteristics and Tall Fescue Turfgrass Development

Rice yield nutrient uptake as affected by cyanobacteria soil amendments—a pot experiment

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