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Aerated Buffalo Slurry Improves Spinach Plant Growth and Mitigates CO 2 and N 2 O Emissions from Soil

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  • Giuseppe Maglione

    (National Research Council (CNR), Department of Biology, Agriculture and Food Sciences (DiSBA), Institute for the Animal Production System in the Mediterranean Environment (ISPAAM), P.le E. Fermi 1, Loc. Granatello, 80055 Portici, Italy)

  • Gaetano De Tommaso

    (Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Via Cinthia 26, 80126 Naples, Italy)

  • Mauro Iuliano

    (Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Via Cinthia 26, 80126 Naples, Italy)

  • Giulia Costanzo

    (Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II, Via Cinthia 21, 80126 Naples, Italy)

  • Ermenegilda Vitale

    (Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II, Via Cinthia 21, 80126 Naples, Italy)

  • Carmen Arena

    (Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II, Via Cinthia 21, 80126 Naples, Italy
    BAT, Inter-University Center for Studies on Bioinspired Agro-Environmental Technology, 80055 Portici, Italy)

  • Luca Vitale

    (National Research Council (CNR), Department of Biology, Agriculture and Food Sciences (DiSBA), Institute for Agricultural and Forestry Systems in the Mediterranean (ISAFoM), P.le E. Fermi 1, Loc. Granatello, 80055 Portici, Italy)

Abstract

Manure management is the main strategy for mitigating gas emissions from livestock farming. In this study, a laboratory-scale experiment was set up to identify suitable conditions to be applied in a farm-scale experiment. The liquid fraction (LF) of slurry was aerobically treated and greenhouse gas emissions from soil were evaluated. Furthermore, the value of treated LF as a fertilizer on spinach plants was also tested. The aeration of LF determined an increase in mean alkalinity due to ammonia loss. The mass fraction of heavy metals also decreased, likely due to the reduction in solubility. After being applied on soil, aerated LF determined lower CO 2 and N 2 O emissions compared to untreated LF due to a reduced nitrogen load. Spinach plants fertilized with treated LF showed a lush growth and exhibited a lower heavy metal mass fraction as well as a higher content of antioxidants compared to plants fertilized with untreated slurry. Our results show that aeration might be an effective alternative for slurry management as it is able to produce an eco-friendly final product with a high fertilizing value.

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  • Giuseppe Maglione & Gaetano De Tommaso & Mauro Iuliano & Giulia Costanzo & Ermenegilda Vitale & Carmen Arena & Luca Vitale, 2021. "Aerated Buffalo Slurry Improves Spinach Plant Growth and Mitigates CO 2 and N 2 O Emissions from Soil," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 11(8), pages 1-12, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jagris:v:11:y:2021:i:8:p:758-:d:611403
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    1. Christian Wagner & Tavs Nyord & Annette Vibeke Vestergaard & Sasha Daniel Hafner & Andreas Siegfried Pacholski, 2021. "Acidification Effects on In Situ Ammonia Emissions and Cereal Yields Depending on Slurry Type and Application Method," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 11(11), pages 1-20, October.

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