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Meat Processing Waste as a Source of Nutrients and Its Effect on the Physicochemical Properties of Soil

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  • Arkadiusz Stępień

    (Department of Agroecosystems and Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, 10–718 Olsztyn, Poland)

  • Katarzyna Wojtkowiak

    (Department of Heavy Duty Machines and Research Methodology, Faculty of Technical Sciences, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, 10–719 Olsztyn, Poland)

  • Małgorzata Grzywińska-Rąpca

    (Department of Market and Consumption, Faculty of Economic Sciences, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, 10–719 Olsztyn, Poland)

  • Jan Pawluczuk

    (Department of Soil Science and Microbiology, Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, 10–719 Olsztyn, Poland)

Abstract

The aim of this study was to determine the effect of meat processing waste applied in the form of meat and bone meal (MBM) as a source of nutrients on the physicochemical properties of soil. A short–term small–area field experiment using MBM in maize monoculture was conducted in 2014–2017. Each year, MBM was applied presowing at 1.0, 2.0, and 3.0 t ha −1 to maize grown in experimental plots. The application of MBM decreased the bulk density and specific density and increased the pH of Haplic Luvisol Loamic (HLL) soil. The mineral nitrogen (N) content was highest when MBM was applied at 3.0 t ha −1 in HLL soil and 2.0 t ha −1 in Haplic Luvisol Arenic (HLA) soil. The minor differences in the mineral N content of soil between the treatment without fertilization and MBM treatments could be attributed to high N utilization by maize plants. The phosphorus (P) content of soil increased with a rise in the MBM dose. The P content of the arable layer was lower in HLA soil than in HLL soil, which resulted from higher P uptake by maize grain. The highest maize grain yield was achieved in the last year of the study, in response to the highest MBM dose and due to the residual effect of MBM.

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  • Arkadiusz Stępień & Katarzyna Wojtkowiak & Małgorzata Grzywińska-Rąpca & Jan Pawluczuk, 2022. "Meat Processing Waste as a Source of Nutrients and Its Effect on the Physicochemical Properties of Soil," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(3), pages 1-23, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:14:y:2022:i:3:p:1341-:d:733142
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