Evaluation of human urine as a source of nutrients for selected vegetables and maize under tunnel house conditions in the Eastern Cape, South Africa

Waste Management and Research

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 132-139

  Mnkeni, Pearson N S ^a   Kutu, Funso R ^a   Muchaonyerwa, Pardon ^a   Austin, Lorimer M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE   (South Africa)

^b DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Ecological sanitation; Human excreta; Maize; Nutrients; Salinity; Urine; Vegetables; Wmr 1064 6

Indexed keywords

CROPS; FERTILIZERS; NUTRIENTS; RECYCLING; SANITATION;

ECOLOGICAL SANITATION; HUMAN EXCRETA;

WASTES;

ORGANIC FERTILIZER; UREA;

CROPS; FERTILIZERS; NUTRIENTS; RECYCLING; SANITATION; WASTES;

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; DRY MATTER; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; FERTILIZER; MAIZE; NUTRIENT; RECYCLING; SALINITY; SANITATION; SOIL PROPERTY; URINE; VEGETABLE;

ARTICLE; BEETROOT; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; CARROT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROP PRODUCTION; ECOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; HUMAN; MAIZE; MALE; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT SUPPLY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALINITY; SOIL FERTILIZATION; SOIL PROPERTY; SOUTH AFRICA; TOMATO; URINE;

BIOMASS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FERTILIZERS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; NITROGEN; PLANT ROOTS; PLANT SHOOTS; SODIUM; SOUTH AFRICA; URINE; VEGETABLES; ZEA MAYS;

AFRICA; EASTERN CAPE; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

DAUCUS CAROTA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 42149113409     PISSN: 0734242X     EISSN: 10963669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0734242X07079179     Document Type: Article

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