Chemical and Microbiological Aspects of Soil Amended with Citrus Pulp
| Autor: | Adalgisa Belligno, S. M. Meli, Mara Gennari, Maurizio Porto, Andrea Baglieri |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
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Total organic carbon
chemistry.chemical_classification Pollutant Soil test Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment Chemistry Pulp (paper) Amendment food and beverages Development engineering.material Citrus pulp wastes Pulp and paper industry complex mixtures stomatognathic system Agronomy Lysimeter Biological soil quality index engineering Organic matter humification Organic matter Soil fertility Agronomy and Crop Science |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Sustainable Agriculture. 30:53-66 |
| ISSN: | 1540-7578 1044-0046 |
| Popis: | Citrus pulp is the pulp and peel waste generated by citrus fruit processing. It can be a pollutant when it is disposed of by burning or dumping, but it is rich in organic carbon (monosaccharides, polysaccharides, pectins, and organic acids), suggesting that it could also be a valuable soil amendment. For the purpose of studying the effects of citrus pulp amendant on soil fertility, a study was carried out using lysimeters where the soil was amended with different quantities of dried citrus pulp. Soil samples were taken periodically over a period of 2 years to evaluate the evolution of the organic matter and the activity of the microbial biomass. The former was evaluated by calculating the TOC and by extracting and characterizing the humified component, while the latter was evaluated through the calculation of the basal respiration, the C microbial content and some enzymatic activities (alkaline phosphatases, β-glucosidase, and arylsulphatase). The introduction of citrus pulp brought about an impr... |
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