Waste recovered by-products can increase growth of grass-clover mixtures in low fertility soils and alter botanical and mineral nutrient composition

• Published in: Annals of applied biology Vol. 166; no. 1; pp. 105 - 117
• Main Authors: Dahlin, A.S., Ramezanian, A., Campbell, C.D., Hillier, S., Öborn, I.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.01.2015; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Agricultural production; Agricultural Science; Biogas; biomass production; Botanical composition; by-product recycling; Byproducts; calcium; cobalt; copper; crop growth; crop quality; crops; Fertilizers; forage production; forage quality; Grasses; Growing season; Herbivores; Jordbruksvetenskap; Livestock; Lolium perenne; macro- and micronutrient concentrations; magnesium; manganese; Markvetenskap; Micronutrients; molybdenum; Nutrient concentrations; nutrient content; nutrients; Plant species; Soil chemistry; Soil fertility; Soil properties; Soil Science; Trifolium pratense; wood ash; zinc

The effectiveness of four by‐products (biogas digestate, pot ale, rockdust and wood ash) as fertilisers of a perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne)–red clover (Trifolium pratense) mixture in terms of biomass production, botanical composition and macro‐ and micronutrient concentrations was tested in an...