Effects of anaerobic digestion on digestate nutrient availability and crop growth: A review

Engineering in Life Sciences

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 242-257

  Möller, Kurt ^a   Müller, Torsten ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Digestate treatment; Micronutrients; Nitrogen; Phosphorus; Sulfur

Indexed keywords

AVAILABLE PHOSPHORUS; BIOGAS PRODUCTION; CARBON-TO-NITROGEN RATIO; COVER CROPS; CROP GROWTH; CROP RESIDUE; DAIRY MANURES; DIGESTATE; FARMING SYSTEM; FERTILIZER VALUE; FIELD APPLICATION; FIELD CONDITIONS; GREEN MANURES; MICRONUTRIENTS; N CONTENT; NITROGEN-USE EFFICIENCY; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; ORGANIC MANURE; PLANT AVAILABILITY;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOGAS; CROPS; MACROS; MANURES; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; SLURRIES; SULFUR; TRACE ELEMENTS;

NITROGEN FERTILIZERS;

AMMONIA; CALCIUM; CARBON; FERTILIZER; GREEN MANURE; MAGNESIUM; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; SULFUR; TRACE ELEMENT;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOGAS; CROP; CROP RESIDUE; ENERGY CROP; FARMING SYSTEM; FERTILIZER; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; LITERATURE REVIEW; MANURE; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT USE EFFICIENCY; PHOSPHORUS; SLURRY; SULFUR; TRACE ELEMENT;

AGRICULTURAL SLURRY; AGRONOMY; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; CATTLE; CEREAL; COMPOSTING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROP; FARMING SYSTEM; GRASSLAND; MACRONUTRIENT; MAIZE; MANURE; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PH; PLANT GROWTH; POULTRY; REVIEW; SILAGE; SOIL; SWINE; VEGETABLE;

EID: 84863095880     PISSN: 16180240     EISSN: 16182863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/elsc.201100085     Document Type: Review

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