Biochar improves agro-environmental aspects of pig slurry compost as a substrate for crops with energy and remediation uses

Industrial Crops and Products

Volumn 94, Issue , 2016, Pages 97-106

  Saez J A ^a   Belda, R M ^b   Bernal, M P ^a   Fornes, F ^b  

^a RESEARCH GROUP ON QUALITY   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Greenhouse gases; Heavy metals; Milk thistle; Soilless organic substrate; Sunflower; Volatile organic compounds

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPOSTING; CROPS; CULTIVATION; GREENHOUSE GASES; HEAVY METALS; INCLUSIONS; MAMMALS; NUTRIENTS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SEED; SLURRY PIPELINES; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ZINC;

BENEFICIAL EFFECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS; MILK THISTLE; ORGANIC SUBSTRATE; PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS; PHYTOTOXIC EFFECTS; SOIL PLANT SYSTEMS; SUNFLOWER;

SUBSTRATES;

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; CHARCOAL; COMPOST; COMPOSTING; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DICOTYLEDON; ENERGY CROP; FLOWER; GREENHOUSE GAS; HEAVY METAL; PIG; SLURRY; SOIL-VEGETATION INTERACTION; SUBSTRATE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

HELIANTHUS; HELIANTHUS ANNUUS; SILYBUM MARIANUM; SUIDAE;

EID: 84989826957     PISSN: 09266690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2016.08.035     Document Type: Article

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