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Phytotoxicity and Chemical Characterization of Compost Derived from Pig Slurry Solid Fraction for Organic Pellet Production

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  • Niccolò Pampuro

    (Institute for Agricultural and Earth Moving Machines (IMAMOTER), Italian National Research Council (CNR), Strada delle Cacce, 73, 10135 Torino (TO), Italy)

  • Carlo Bisaglia

    (Consiglio per la ricerca in agricoltura e l’analisi dell’economia agraria (CREA), Centro di ricerca Ingegneria e Trasformazioni agroalimentari (CREA-IT), Sede di Treviglio, Via Milano, 43, 24047 Treviglio (BG), Italy)

  • Elio Romano

    (Consiglio per la ricerca in agricoltura e l’analisi dell’economia agraria (CREA), Centro di ricerca Ingegneria e Trasformazioni agroalimentari (CREA-IT), Sede di Treviglio, Via Milano, 43, 24047 Treviglio (BG), Italy)

  • Massimo Brambilla

    (Consiglio per la ricerca in agricoltura e l’analisi dell’economia agraria (CREA), Centro di ricerca Ingegneria e Trasformazioni agroalimentari (CREA-IT), Sede di Treviglio, Via Milano, 43, 24047 Treviglio (BG), Italy)

  • Ester Foppa Pedretti

    (Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie, Alimentari ed Ambientali, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Via Brecce Bianche, 10, 60131 Ancona (AN), Italy)

  • Eugenio Cavallo

    (Institute for Agricultural and Earth Moving Machines (IMAMOTER), Italian National Research Council (CNR), Strada delle Cacce, 73, 10135 Torino (TO), Italy)

Abstract

The phytotoxicity of four different composts obtained from pig slurry solid fraction composted by itself (SSFC) and mixed with sawdust (SC), woodchips (WCC) and wheat straw (WSC) was tested with bioassay methods. For each compost type, the effect of water extracts of compost on seed germination and primary root growth of cress ( Lepidium Sativum L.) was investigated. Composts were also chemically analysed for total nitrogen, ammonium, electrical conductivity and heavy metal (Cu and Zn). The chemicals were correlated to phytotoxicity indices. The mean values of the germination index (GI) obtained were 160.7, 187.9, 200.9 and 264.4 for WSC, WCC, SC and SSFC, respectively. Growth index (GrI) ranged from the 229.4%, the highest value, for SSFC, followed by 201.9% for SC, and 193.1% for WCC, to the lowest value, 121.4%, for WSC. Electrical conductivity showed a significant and negative correlation with relative seed germination at the 50% and 75% concentrations. A strong positive correlation was found for water-extractable Cu with relative root growth and germination index at the 10% concentration. Water-extractable Zn showed a significant positive correlation with relative root growth and GI at the 10% concentration. These results highlighted that the four composts could be used for organic pellet production and subsequently distributed as a soil amendment with positive effects on seed germination and plant growth (GI > 80%).

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  • Niccolò Pampuro & Carlo Bisaglia & Elio Romano & Massimo Brambilla & Ester Foppa Pedretti & Eugenio Cavallo, 2017. "Phytotoxicity and Chemical Characterization of Compost Derived from Pig Slurry Solid Fraction for Organic Pellet Production," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 7(11), pages 1-10, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jagris:v:7:y:2017:i:11:p:94-:d:117639
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    1. Niccolò Pampuro & Patrizia Busato & Eugenio Cavallo, 2018. "Gaseous Emissions after Soil Application of Pellet Made from Composted Pig Slurry Solid Fraction: Effect of Application Method and Pellet Diameter," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 8(8), pages 1-11, August.
    2. Niccolò Pampuro & Federica Caffaro & Eugenio Cavallo, 2020. "Farmers’ Attitudes toward On-Farm Adoption of Soil Organic Matter in Piedmont Region, Italy," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 10(1), pages 1-7, January.
    3. María Eugenia Beily & Brian Jonathan Young & Patricia Alina Bres & Nicolás Iván Riera & Wenguo Wang & Diana Elvira Crespo & Dimitrios Komilis, 2023. "Relationships among Physicochemical, Microbiological, and Parasitological Parameters, Ecotoxicity, and Biochemical Methane Potential of Pig Slurry," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(4), pages 1-16, February.
    4. Edyta Kwiatkowska & Jolanta Joniec, 2022. "Effects of Agricultural Management of Spent Mushroom Waste on Phytotoxicity and Microbiological Transformations of C, P, and S in Soil and Their Consequences for the Greenhouse Effect," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(19), pages 1-22, October.
    5. Davide Assandri & Niccolò Pampuro & Giacomo Zara & Eugenio Cavallo & Marilena Budroni, 2020. "Suitability of Composting Process for the Disposal and Valorization of Brewer’s Spent Grain," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 11(1), pages 1-12, December.

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