Paper · 2020 · Sustainability

Fertilization with Magnesium- and Sulfur-Supplemented Digestate Increases the Yield and Quality of Kohlrabi

Tomáš Lošák; Tomáš Válka; Jakub Elbl; et al.

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Abstract

The vegetation pot experiment with kohlrabi (Moravia variety) was established in 2014 and 2015. The experiment included four treatments of fertilization: (1) untreated control, (2) digestate, (3) digestate + Mg + S, and (4) digestate + S. Treatments 2–4 were fertilized with the same N dose. Differences between the years were recorded in all parameters. Compared with the variant with digestate (100%), the kohlrabi yield of the unfertilized variant was demonstrably lower in both years (33.1% and 46.9%). Digestate enriched with the fertilizer containing Mg + S (treatment 3) demonstrably increased the yield of kohlrabi by 10.2% and 15.7% compared with pure digestate (treatment 2). Digestate enriched with the fertilizer containing elementary S (treatment 4) demonstrably increased the yield of kohlrabi (by 7.4%) only in 2015 compared with pure digestate (treatment 2). Except for the year 2015, there were no yield differences between variants 3 and 4. In both years, the lowest content of nitrates in kohlrabi was observed in the unfertilized control (135 and 163 mg NO3−/kgFM, respectively). Following the application of digestate (treatment 2), the content of nitrates (mg NO3−/kgFM) increased to 327 in 2014 and to 509 in 2015. The addition of fertilizers with Mg + S as well as fertilizer with elementary S to the digestate (treatment 3 and 4) significantly reduced the content of nitrates to 295–301 mg NO3−/kgFM (2014) and to 449–468 mg NO3−/kgFM (2015). The content of ascorbic acid did not statistically differ among the four treatments in the two years (268–281 and 311–329 mg/kgFM in 2014 and 2015, respectively). Digestate supplemented with Mg + S (magnesium sulfate) or only with elementary S can be recommended for kohlrabi fertilization prior to the planting in order to reduce dangerous accumulations of nitrates in kohlrabi.

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Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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All measured parameters differed between years.

Outcome
all parameterse0

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Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes
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“Differences between the years were recorded in all parameters.”

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“Kohlrabi”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativesignificant (as stated)measured

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Unfertilized kohlrabi yielded 33.1% and 46.9% of the digestate reference across the two years.

Treatment
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kohlrabi yielde0
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lowere0
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33.1% and 46.9%e0
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100%e0
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digestatee0

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Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes
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“Compared with the variant with digestate (100%), the kohlrabi yield of the unfertilized variant was demonstrably lower in both years (33.1% and 46.9%).”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

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Mg + S enriched digestate increased yield by 10.2% and 15.7% relative to pure digestate.

Treatment
Digestate enriched with the fertilizer containing Mg + Se0
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yield of kohlrabie0
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increasede0
Value
10.2% and 15.7%e0
Comparator
pure digestatee0

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Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes
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“Digestate enriched with the fertilizer containing Mg + S (treatment 3) demonstrably increased the yield of kohlrabi by 10.2% and 15.7% compared with pure digestate (treatment 2).”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

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Elementary S enriched digestate increased yield by 7.4% only in 2015.

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Digestate enriched with the fertilizer containing elementary Se0
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yield of kohlrabie0
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increasede0
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7.4%e0
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only in 2015e0
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pure digestatee0

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“Digestate enriched with the fertilizer containing elementary S (treatment 4) demonstrably increased the yield of kohlrabi (by 7.4%) only in 2015 compared with pure digestate (treatment 2).”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultno effectmeasured

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Treatments 3 and 4 had no yield differences except in 2015.

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no yield differencese0
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“Except for the year 2015, there were no yield differences between variants 3 and 4.”

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“Kohlrabi”

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Observationobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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The unfertilized control had the lowest nitrate content, 135 and 163 mg NO3−/kgFM.

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unfertilized controle0
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content of nitratese0
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loweste0
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135 and 163 mg NO3−/kgFMe0

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Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes
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“In both years, the lowest content of nitrates in kohlrabi was observed in the unfertilized control (135 and 163 mg NO3−/kgFM, respectively).”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

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Digestate increased nitrate content to 327 in 2014.

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application of digestatee0
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content of nitrates (mg NO3−/kgFM)e0
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increasede0
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327e0
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2014e0

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Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes
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“Following the application of digestate (treatment 2), the content of nitrates (mg NO3−/kgFM) increased to 327 in 2014 and to 509 in 2015.”

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“Kohlrabi”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

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Digestate increased nitrate content to 509 in 2015.

Treatment
application of digestatee0
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content of nitrates (mg NO3−/kgFM)e0
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increasede0
Value
509e0
Qualifier
2015e0

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

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“Following the application of digestate (treatment 2), the content of nitrates (mg NO3−/kgFM) increased to 327 in 2014 and to 509 in 2015.”

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“Kohlrabi”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

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Adding Mg + S fertilizer to digestate significantly reduced nitrate content.

Treatment
addition of fertilizers with Mg + Se0
Outcome
content of nitratese0
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reducede0
Value
295–301 mg NO3−/kgFMe0
Qualifier
449–468 mg NO3−/kgFM (2015)e0
Comparator
digestatee0

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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“The addition of fertilizers with Mg + S as well as fertilizer with elementary S to the digestate (treatment 3 and 4) significantly reduced the content of nitrates to 295–301 mg NO3−/kgFM (2014) and to 449–468 mg NO3−/kgFM (2015).”

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“Kohlrabi”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

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Adding elementary S fertilizer to digestate significantly reduced nitrate content.

Treatment
fertilizer with elementary Se0
Outcome
content of nitratese0
Direction
reducede0
Value
295–301 mg NO3−/kgFMe0
Qualifier
449–468 mg NO3−/kgFM (2015)e0
Comparator
digestatee0

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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“The addition of fertilizers with Mg + S as well as fertilizer with elementary S to the digestate (treatment 3 and 4) significantly reduced the content of nitrates to 295–301 mg NO3−/kgFM (2014) and to 449–468 mg NO3−/kgFM (2015).”

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“Kohlrabi”

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Observationobservedoriginal resultnot significant (as stated)measured

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Ascorbic acid content did not significantly differ among four treatments in either year.

Outcome
content of ascorbic acide0
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did not statistically differe0
Value
268–281 and 311–329 mg/kgFMe0

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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“The content of ascorbic acid did not statistically differ among the four treatments in the two years (268–281 and 311–329 mg/kgFM in 2014 and 2015, respectively).”

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“Kohlrabi”

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Recommendationauthor interpretationoriginal resultpositivebasis n/a

Claim · model-written summary

Mg + S supplemented digestate is recommended before planting to reduce nitrate accumulation.

Treatment
Digestate supplemented with Mg + S (magnesium sulfate)e0
Outcome
kohlrabi fertilization prior to the plantinge0

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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“Digestate supplemented with Mg + S (magnesium sulfate) or only with elementary S can be recommended for kohlrabi fertilization prior to the planting in order to reduce dangerous accumulations of nitrates in kohlrabi.”

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Recommendationauthor interpretationoriginal resultpositivebasis n/a

Claim · model-written summary

Elementary S supplemented digestate is recommended before planting to reduce nitrate accumulation.

Treatment
elementary Se0
Outcome
kohlrabi fertilization prior to the plantinge0

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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“Digestate supplemented with Mg + S (magnesium sulfate) or only with elementary S can be recommended for kohlrabi fertilization prior to the planting in order to reduce dangerous accumulations of nitrates in kohlrabi.”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1631–1847 · show in text ↑

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