Efficiency of using digestate in growing intercrops

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Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Efficiency of using digestate in growing intercrops
Original language description
Intercropping is an important tool for protection of agricultural land. This paper deals with the efficiency of using digestate, as organic fertilizer in growing various kinds of intercrops. The aim was to assess the influence of different digestate doses on the biomass production of seven intercrop species: Safflower, Buckwheat, Purple tansy, Radish, White mustard, Garden cress and Millet. Results showed that the application of digestate at 20 t/ha had a generally positive influence on the yield of both fresh and dry biomass in most of the monitored species when compared with the control without digestate application. The highest biomass growth was recorded in Radish, White mustard and Millet in which the yields of fresh matter increased by 116 %, 78 % and 75 % as compared with the control that was not fertilized. However, the application of 40 t/ha resulted in some species in the decreased effectiveness and no statistically significant biomass yield increase was on average recorded as compared with the dose of 20 t/ha. The yield of dry matter even exhibited a mild decrease. This points to limited efficiency of high digestate doses and emphasizes the necessity to optimize the fertilization. An optimum dose of digestate is about 20 t/ha; higher doses are inefficient.
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Project
<a href="/en/project/QK21010161" target="_blank" >QK21010161: Importance of ligno-cellulose complex from the biomass of inter-crops for improvement of soil environment</a><br>
Continuities
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year
2025
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

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