Paper · 2013 · Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis

Digestate is equal or a better alternative to mineral fertilization of kohlrabi

Tomáš Lošák; Ludmila Musilová; Andrea Zatloukalová; et al.

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Abstract

In a one-year vegetation pot experiment, we compared the effect of digestate from a biogas station and mineral fertilisers on yield and quality parameters of kohlrabi, variety Segura F1. Four treatments were used in the trial: 1) untreated control, 2) urea, 3) digestate, 4) urea, triple super phosphate, KCl, MgSO4. The N dose was the same in treatments 2-4, 1.5 g N/pot. In treatment 4 the P, K and Mg doses corresponded to those supplied in the digestate treatment (3).The weight of single kohlrabi bulbs in the unfertilised control was significantly lower (36.2%) than in the urea treatment (100%) and the other fertilised treatments. After application of digestate (treatment 3) and mineral fertilisers (treatment 4), the weight of single bulbs significantly increased by 36.2 and 33.6%, respectively, compared with the urea treatment (2). The content of ascorbic acid did not differ between the fertilised treatments (282-301 mg/kg), but was significantly lower than in the unfertilised control (334 mg/kg). There were significant differences between all fertilised treatments (2, 3, 4) in bulb nitrate content (745, 187, 462 mg NO3-/kg fresh matter, respectively). After digestate application the content decreased significantly, to 187 mg NO3-/kg fresh matter. The soil Nmin content after harvest varied between 4.19-5.79 mg/kg in all fertilised treatments and the N-NH4+ form prevailed over N-NO3- only in the digestate treatment (3.45/2.34 mg/kg). We recommend the use of digestate to kohlrabi as it results in comparable or better yield and qualitative parameters of kohlrabi compared with mineral fertilizers.

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

Unfertilised kohlrabi control had significantly lower single bulb weight (36.2%) than the urea treatment.

Material
Segura F1e0
Treatment
unfertilised controle1
Outcome
weight of single kohlrabi bulbse1
Direction
lowere1
Value
36.2%e1
Comparator
urea treatmente1
Setting
vegetation pot experimente0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes
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“mineral fertilization of kohlrabi”

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“The weight of single kohlrabi bulbs in the unfertilised control was significantly lower (36.2%) than in the urea treatment (100%)”

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“In a one-year vegetation pot experiment, we compared the effect of digestate from a biogas station and mineral fertilisers on yield and quality parameters of kohlrabi, variety Segura F1”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

Digestate application significantly increased single bulb weight by 36.2% compared with the urea treatment.

Treatment
digestatee2
Outcome
weight of single bulbse2
Direction
increasede2
Value
36.2e2
Comparator
urea treatmente2

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes
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“mineral fertilization of kohlrabi”

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“After application of digestate (treatment 3) and mineral fertilisers (treatment 4), the weight of single bulbs significantly increased by 36.2 and 33.6%, respectively, compared with the urea treatment (2)”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

Mineral fertiliser application significantly increased single bulb weight by 33.6% compared with the urea treatment.

Treatment
mineral fertiliserse2
Outcome
weight of single bulbse2
Direction
increasede2
Value
33.6%e2
Comparator
urea treatmente2

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes
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“mineral fertilization of kohlrabi”

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“After application of digestate (treatment 3) and mineral fertilisers (treatment 4), the weight of single bulbs significantly increased by 36.2 and 33.6%, respectively, compared with the urea treatment (2)”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

Fertilised treatments had significantly lower ascorbic acid content (282-301 mg/kg) than the unfertilised control (334 mg/kg).

Treatment
fertilised treatmentse3
Outcome
content of ascorbic acide3
Direction
lowere3
Value
282-301 mg/kge3
Qualifier
334 mg/kge3
Comparator
unfertilised controle3

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes
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“mineral fertilization of kohlrabi”

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“The content of ascorbic acid did not differ between the fertilised treatments (282-301 mg/kg), but was significantly lower than in the unfertilised control (334 mg/kg)”

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Observationobservedoriginal resultno effectmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Ascorbic acid content did not differ between the fertilised treatments.

Treatment
fertilised treatmentse3
Outcome
content of ascorbic acide3
Qualifier
did not differ between the fertilised treatmentse3

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes
Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes · TaxonToubib at Dutch Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“mineral fertilization of kohlrabi”

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“The content of ascorbic acid did not differ between the fertilised treatments (282-301 mg/kg), but was significantly lower than in the unfertilised control (334 mg/kg)”

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Observationobservedoriginal resultsignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

Bulb nitrate content differed significantly among all fertilised treatments.

Treatment
fertilised treatmentse4
Outcome
bulb nitrate contente4
Qualifier
745, 187, 462 mg NO3-/kg fresh matter, respectivelye4

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes
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“mineral fertilization of kohlrabi”

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“There were significant differences between all fertilised treatments (2, 3, 4) in bulb nitrate content (745, 187, 462 mg NO3-/kg fresh matter, respectively)”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

Digestate application significantly decreased bulb nitrate content to 187 mg NO3-/kg fresh matter.

Treatment
digestatee5
Outcome
bulb nitrate contente4
Direction
decreasede5
Value
187 mg NO3-/kg fresh mattere5

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes
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“mineral fertilization of kohlrabi”

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“There were significant differences between all fertilised treatments (2, 3, 4) in bulb nitrate content (745, 187, 462 mg NO3-/kg fresh matter, respectively)”

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“After digestate application the content decreased significantly, to 187 mg NO3-/kg fresh matter”

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Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Soil Nmin content after harvest ranged from 4.19 to 5.79 mg/kg in all fertilised treatments.

Treatment
fertilised treatmentse6
Outcome
soil Nmin contente6
Value
4.19-5.79 mg/kge6
Qualifier
after harveste6

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes
Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes · TaxonToubib at Dutch Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“mineral fertilization of kohlrabi”

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“The soil Nmin content after harvest varied between 4.19-5.79 mg/kg in all fertilised treatments”

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Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

N-NH4+ form prevailed over N-NO3- in soil only in the digestate treatment (3.45/2.34 mg/kg).

Treatment
digestate treatmente7
Outcome
N-NH4+ form prevailed over N-NO3-e7
Value
3.45/2.34 mg/kge7

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes
Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes · TaxonToubib at Dutch Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“mineral fertilization of kohlrabi”

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“the N-NH4+ form prevailed over N-NO3- only in the digestate treatment (3.45/2.34 mg/kg)”

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Recommendationauthor interpretationoriginal resultpositivebasis n/a

Claim · model-written summary

Digestate is recommended for kohlrabi because it gives comparable or better yield and quality than mineral fertilizers.

Treatment
digestatee0
Outcome
yield and qualitative parameterse0
Comparator
mineral fertilizerse0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes
Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes · TaxonToubib at Dutch Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“We recommend the use of digestate to kohlrabi as it results in comparable or better yield and qualitative parameters of kohlrabi compared with mineral fertilizers”

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