Greenhouse evaluation of struvite and sludges from municipal wastewater treatment works as phosphorus sources for plants

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 55, Issue 20, 2007, Pages 8206-8212

  Plaza, César ^a   Sanz, Rafael ^a   Clemente, Cristina ^a   Fernández, José M ^a   González, Ricardo ^a   Polo, Alfredo ^a   Colmenarejo, Manuel F ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS AGRARIAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Enhanced biological P removal; Lolium perenne; Phosphorus sources; Relative agronomic effectiveness; Ryegrass; Sewage sludge; Struvite; Superphosphate

Indexed keywords

LOLIUM; LOLIUM PERENNE;

FERTILIZER; MAGNESIUM DERIVATIVE; PHOSPHATE; PHOSPHORUS; STRUVITE;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LOLIUM; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; SEWAGE;

AGRICULTURE; FERTILIZERS; LOLIUM; MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS; PHOSPHATES; PHOSPHORUS; SEWAGE;

EID: 38349003054     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf071563y     Document Type: Article

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