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The Utilization of Peat, Lignite and Industrial Wastes in the Production of Mineral-Organic Fertilizers

Krystyna Hoffmann1 and Józef Hoffmann1
  • 1 Department of Chemistry, Institute of Inorganic Technology and Mineral Fertilizers, Technical University of Wroclaw, wybrzeze S. Wyspianskiego 27, 50 370 Wroclaw, Poland

Abstract

The results of chemical analyses of the composition of peat, lignite, turkey droppings and the potato industry effluent are presented. The results indicate that the substances can be used in mineral-organic fertilizer recipes. Although lignite and peat do not contain assimilable nutrients, from the ecology and pedology point of view they are valuable components of mineral-organic fertilizers. In order to determine the optimum turkey droppings and potato industry effluent dose in fertilizer biological studies using the germination tests were carried out. The demand for nutrients differs between plants. The mineral-organic fertilizer recipes were developed for sugar beet which is a highly demanding plant taking up large quantities of nutrients.

American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Volume 2 No. 4, 2007, 254-259

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3844/ajabssp.2007.254.259

Submitted On: 19 May 2007 Published On: 31 December 2007

How to Cite: Hoffmann, K. & Hoffmann, J. (2007). The Utilization of Peat, Lignite and Industrial Wastes in the Production of Mineral-Organic Fertilizers. American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 2(4), 254-259. https://doi.org/10.3844/ajabssp.2007.254.259

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Keywords

  • bro
  • peat
  • wastes
  • mineral-organic fertilizers