Publication detail

Cattle Manure Fermented with Biochar and Humic Substances Improve the Crop Biomass, Microbiological Properties and Nutrient Status of Soil

HOLÁTKO, J. BIELSKÁ, L. HAMMERSCHMIEDT, T. KUČERÍK, J. MUSTAFA, A. RADZIEMSKA, M. KINTL, A. BALTAZÁR, T. LÁTAL, O. BRTNICKÝ, M.

Original Title

Cattle Manure Fermented with Biochar and Humic Substances Improve the Crop Biomass, Microbiological Properties and Nutrient Status of Soil

Type

journal article in Web of Science

Language

English

Original Abstract

Co-composting of raw manure with other organic sources has recently gained the attention of the scientific community. In the present study, raw manure and manures enriched with humic substances (Humac) or biochar were co-composted to improve their physico-chemical properties. We conducted an experiment including variants consisting of soil amended with manure (M), manure + Humac (M + H), manure + biochar (M + B), and unamended (control). Soil physico-chemical, biological, and plant properties were assessed altogether. All matured manures differed from each other physico-chemically (nutrient content) and in microbial composition, and hence their effects on the observed parameters. Compared to control, the soil respiration and enzyme activities related to N and P mineralization were enhanced due to the amendment of either manure or enriched manures. The M + H treatment resulted in higher pH of the manures as compared to other treatments, whereas the M + B and M treatments revealed the highest C-org contents of the final product, which was negatively correlated with HA:FA. In the same manner, M + H and M + B were the most prominent treatments, causing higher variations in basal soil respiration. The same treatments resulted in the highest percent increase values of soil enzymes related to C, N, and P, which further show the potential of manure modification as a viable option to boost soil fertility and health.

Keywords

soil carbon; soil enzymes; soil respiration; manure microflora; plant production

Authors

HOLÁTKO, J.; BIELSKÁ, L.; HAMMERSCHMIEDT, T.; KUČERÍK, J.; MUSTAFA, A.; RADZIEMSKA, M.; KINTL, A.; BALTAZÁR, T.; LÁTAL, O.; BRTNICKÝ, M.

Released

16. 2. 2022

Publisher

MDPI

Location

BASEL

ISBN

2073-4395

Periodical

Agronomy

Year of study

12

Number

2

State

Swiss Confederation

Pages from

1

Pages to

15

Pages count

15

URL

https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/12/2/368

Full text in the Digital Library

http://hdl.handle.net/11012/209167

BibTex

@article{BUT181607,
  author="Jiří {Holátko} and Lucie {Bielská} and Tereza {Hammerschmiedt} and Jiří {Kučerík} and Adnan {Mustafa} and Maja {Radziemska} and Antonín {Kintl} and Tivadar {Baltazár} and Oldřich {Látal} and Martin {Brtnický}",
  title="Cattle Manure Fermented with Biochar and Humic Substances Improve the Crop Biomass, Microbiological Properties and Nutrient Status of Soil",
  journal="Agronomy",
  year="2022",
  volume="12",
  number="2",
  pages="15",
  doi="10.3390/agronomy12020368",
  issn="2073-4395",
  url="https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/12/2/368"
}