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Composting generates a suitable product to be used as a substrate for seed germination, contributing to resilient agricultural practices and progressively improving soil quality. Considering the growth of this compound use in home gardens and knowing that it may contain phytotoxic substances, which prevent seed development, the goal of this work was to evaluate the scientific production on the effectiveness of the use of the germination test in organic compound analyzes. The bibliographical research was developed through Capes’ Periodicals Portal, using the following descriptors: solid waste composting, toxicity, germination, fertilizers and coffee grounds, in both English and Portuguese languages, over a 20-year time horizon. Nine researches focused on the germination procedure, of which five of them were dissertations. The work evidences the effectiveness of the germination test in phytotoxic analyzes and contributes to more sustainable cultivation methods and improving the quality of ecosystems, what can achieve safety regarding the use of these compounds as fertilizers, on a domestic scale. In addition, composting contributes to consumption and production in a more responsible way, reducing food losses in production chains and waste, both encompassed by the sustainable development goals of the UN 2030 Agenda. |
