Abstract
A properly conducted vermicomposting process is an environmentally friendly technology used to transform selected organic waste into vermicompost. This organic fertilizer is increasingly used in agriculture and horticulture as an alternative to mineral fertilizers. Research has investigated the use of vermicompost made from the waste mass of sugar beet pulp as a soil additive in the cultivation of peas (Pisum sativum L.). Experimentally, five treatments consisted of: a heavy clay soil as control (SL); the same soil with 10, 25, and 50% substitution of vermicompost, (V10, V25, and V50, respectively); and a standard peat-based horticulture substrate (GS) for comparison. Analyzed pea characteristics and the content of macro and microelements in their biomass were most favorably influenced by 25 and 50% vermicompost addition, and the values obtained were similar to those in the GS treatment. The lowest values of analyzed traits for P. sativum were found in the SL group. Thus, appropriate addition of vermicompost in the construction of plant growing substrates can reduce the use of inorganic fertilizers and be an alternative to peat in the medium, contributing to reduced use of this valuable environmental resource.
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Claim · model-written summary
Pea traits and biomass minerals responded most favorably to 25% and 50% vermicompost, similarly to peat substrate.
- Taxon
- pea
Lathyrus oleraceuse0 - Treatment
- 25 and 50% vermicompost additione0
- Outcome
- Analyzed pea characteristics and the content of macro and microelements in their biomasse0
- Direction
- most favorablye0
- Comparator
- GS treatmente0
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Verbatim
e0“Analyzed pea characteristics and the content of macro and microelements in their biomass were most favorably influenced by 25 and 50% vermicompost addition, and the values obtained were similar to those in the GS treatment.”
Claim · model-written summary
Control clay soil gave the lowest pea trait values.
- Taxon
- P. sativumLathyrus oleraceuse0
- Treatment
- SL groupe0
- Outcome
- analyzed traitse0
- Direction
- loweste0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“The lowest values of analyzed traits for P. sativum were found in the SL group.”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors propose vermicompost as a substitute for inorganic fertilizer and peat in growing substrates.
- Taxon
- peasLathyrus oleraceust0
- Treatment
- vermicomposte0
- Outcome
- reduce the use of inorganic fertilizerse0
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Verbatim
e0“appropriate addition of vermicompost in the construction of plant growing substrates can reduce the use of inorganic fertilizers and be an alternative to peat in the medium”
t0“Peas”
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