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Fuchs, Jacques G.; Baier, Urs; Berner, Alfred; Mayer, Jochen; Schleiss, Konrad. |
Composts and digestates can influence soil fertility and plant health. These influences can be positive or negative, depending of the quality of the composts. A currently important question is to know, if digestates differ from composts in these aspects. A Swiss project is concerned with the estimation of the potential of Swiss composts and digestates to influence soil fertility and plant health positively. For this, one hundred composts and digestates representative of the different composting systems and qualities available on the Swiss market were analyzed. The organic matter and nutrient content of the composts varied greatly between the composts and the digestates; the materials of origin were the major factor influencing these values. The... |
Tipo: Conference paper, poster, etc. |
Palavras-chave: Soil biology Composting and manuring Biodiversity and ecosystem services Crop health; Quality; Protection. |
Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/17981/1/fuchs%2Detal%2D2008%2Djgf.pdf |
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