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| Pradhan, Surendra K.; Pitkänen, Susanna; Heinonen-Tanski, Helvi. |
| The fertilizer value of human urine was compared with mineral fertilizer in pumpkin (Cucurbita maxima) cultivation at a dose of 113 kg N ha-1 with no-fertilization used as control. The growth of the vine was better in urine fertilized pumpkins than in mineral fertilized and non-fertilized pumpkins. Total fruit biomass was higher in mineral fertilized plants compared to urine fertilized and non-fertilized pumpkins. Urine fertilized pumpkins may have suffered from lower potassium or higher chloride, thus they produced fewer flowers and fruits. However, total fruit biomass and the number of fruits were slightly higher in urine fertilized plants than in their non-fertilized counterparts, i.e. 17.2 t ha-1 more pumpkin could be produced with urine fertilizer.... |
| Tipo: Journal paper |
Palavras-chave: Composting and manuring. |
| Ano: 2010 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/16884/1/pradhan.pdf |
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