Plant Soil Environ., 2014, 60(3):93-99 | DOI: 10.17221/735/2013-PSE

Mineralization dynamics of different commercial organic fertilizers from agro-industry organic waste recycling: an incubation experimentOriginal Paper

E. Baldi, M. Toselli
Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

The mineralization process of different commercial organic fertilizers was investigated in controlled laboratory conditions. The soil was mixed with the following organic fertilizers: Emos CAP®, Organ CAP®, Sic Stal® and urea (as a control) at the rate of 300 mg N/kg dry soil. Emos CAP® is made of cattle and poultry manure, meat, bone meal and dried blood, Organ CAP® is a product made of leather and skins, while Sic Stal® contains cow and horse manure. During the incubation the concentration of NO3--N, NH4+-N, microbial biomass and carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide and ammonia emissions were determined. All fertilizers showed a peak of NH4+-N after 7 days from the beginning of the test. The decomposition of Sic Stal® caused a rapid rise of CO2 production associated to the growth of microbial biomass while Emos CAP® promoted a release of N2O in the first 16 days. In conclusion, all the commercial organic fertilizers tested can be considered fertilizers with a fast release of N, among them Emos CAP® and Sic Stal® allow a rapid N supply to plants while Organ CAP® could be used when the N request of plants is not immediate.

Keywords: NO3--N; NH4+-N; microbial biomass; N2O; CO2; NH3

Published: March 31, 2014  Show citation

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Baldi E, Toselli M. Mineralization dynamics of different commercial organic fertilizers from agro-industry organic waste recycling: an incubation experiment. Plant Soil Environ. 2014;60(3):93-99. doi: 10.17221/735/2013-PSE.
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