Nitrogen fertilizer replacement value of undigested liquid cattle manure and digestates

European Journal of Agronomy

Volumn 73, Issue , 2016, Pages 34-41

  Cavalli, Daniele ^a   Cabassi, Giovanni ^b   Borrelli, Lamberto ^b   Geromel, Gabriele ^a   Bechini, Luca ^a   Degano, Luigi ^b   Marino Gallina, Pietro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Animal slurry; Apparent nitrogen recovery; Catch crop; Liquid fraction; Mineral fertilizer equivalency; Residual nitrogen effects; Solid fraction

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM SULFATE; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOMINERALIZATION; CATCH CROP; CULTIVATION; DIGESTIBILITY; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GRASS; MAIZE; MANURE; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT USE EFFICIENCY; SILAGE; SLURRY;

ITALY;

ANIMALIA; BOS; LOLIUM MULTIFLORUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84953321147     PISSN: 11610301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eja.2015.10.007     Document Type: Article

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