Biometric, chemical, and microbiological evaluation of common wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) seedlings fertilized with mealworm (Tenebrio molitor L.) larvae meal
| Autor: | Jędrzej Mastalerz, Cezary Purwin, Sebastian Wojciech Przemieniecki, Agnieszka Kosewska, Krystian Kolaczek, Karol Kotlarz, Anita Zapałowska |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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0106 biological sciences
Mealworm Fusarium Rhizosphere Ecology biology fungi Damping off food and beverages Soil Science 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences engineering.material biology.organism_classification 01 natural sciences Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous) Nutrient Agronomy Seedling 040103 agronomy & agriculture engineering 0401 agriculture forestry and fisheries Fertilizer Nitrogen cycle 010606 plant biology & botany |
| Zdroj: | Applied Soil Ecology. 167:104037 |
| ISSN: | 0929-1393 |
| Popis: | Alternative organic fertilizers are being developed to minimize the adverse environmental impact of chemical plant protection agents. The interest in industrial-scale insect farming has increased in recent years. Mealworm larvae are a rich source of protein and fatty acids. This study focuses on mealworm larvae, which are characterized by a rapid increase in biomass and a high nutritional value. In the present experiment, mealworm larvae were processed into fertilizer with a high content of organic nitrogen. The fertilizer's effect on wheat growth, soil and rhizosphere microorganisms, including phytopathogenic fungi of the genus Fusarium, and N-cycle, was analyzed. Mineral nitrogen fertilizer and mealworm larvae meal used as fertilizer caused a similar increase (~40%) in the total nitrogen content of the soil. Due to its mineral content, mealworm larvae meal contributed to an increase in the concentrations of P, K, and Mg in soil. The amino acid quality was high (0.89). Increasing the load of Bacillus spp. after using the meal was negatively correlated with the Fusarium spp. load in the wheat rhizosphere. In the case of meal fertilization, ammonification was noticed, and organic nitrogen was successively mineralized. The fertilizer produced from mealworm larvae offers a viable alternative to mineral fertilizers. It improves the health and nutrient status of wheat seedlings and stimulates the growth of Bacillus bacteria that enhance the availability of soil nutrients to plants and prevent seedling damping off. Further research is needed to confirm the applicability of the mealworm fertilizer in other field crops. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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