Academic Bibliography

 Search 200 years of publications by Ghent University researchers.
Advanced search
2 files | 820.25 KB
Add to list
  1. Search results
  2. Influence of compost characteristics ...

Influence of compost characteristics and compost : soil ratio on soil properties and growth of Vicia faba

Fien Amery, Frederik Gerits, Judith Huygens, Hanne Lakkenborg Kristensen and Koen Willekens
(2021) II INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON GROWING MEDIA, SOILLESS CULTIVATION, AND COMPOST UTILIZATION IN HORTICULTURE. In Acta Horticulturae 1317. p.271-280
Author
Organization
Abstract
Quality of compost is divers, and measurement of compost characteristics can help to estimate the fitness of a compost for the intended use. Especially compost maturity is important in case of high compost:soil ratios. In this study, it was verified how compost:soil ratios affect growth of garden bean Vicia faba, and what compost characteristics determine the fitness of compost for plant development. Four agricultural waste composts with varying characteristics were mixed with soil at 0, 10, 30, 50 and 100 volume percentage. Characteristics of the mixtures could be well estimated from the weighted mean of the pure soil and compost characteristics. Garden bean growth in these mixtures was monitored during 5 weeks. Final plant biomass was larger when 10% compost was added, compared to pure soil. Also plant K content increased by compost addition. At 50% and 100% compost, plant biomass decreased or even became zero depending upon the compost. Compost EC and nutrient content showed positive correlations with plant biomass at 10% compost additions, but negative correlations at 30% compost addition. Relatively small compost doses have positive effects on plant growth, whereas larger additions can have negative effects, possibly related to salt stress. Compost C/N ratio, often used as maturity characteristic, turned out not to be a good indicator of the fitness of compost for plant growth.
Keywords
Horticulture, compost maturity, salt stress, compost application, Vicia faba, compost:soil ratio

Downloads

  • Download
    (...).pdf
    • supplementary material
    • |
    • UGent only
    • |
    • PDF
    • |
    • 452.75 KB
  • Download
    (...).pdf
    • full text (Published version)
    • |
    • UGent only
    • |
    • PDF
    • |
    • 367.50 KB

Citation

Please use this url to cite or link to this publication:

MLA
Amery, Fien, et al. “Influence of Compost Characteristics and Compost : Soil Ratio on Soil Properties and Growth of Vicia Faba.” II INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON GROWING MEDIA, SOILLESS CULTIVATION, AND COMPOST UTILIZATION IN HORTICULTURE, edited by Bart Vandecasteele and Jarinda Viaene, vol. 1317, International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS), 2021, pp. 271–80, doi:10.17660/actahortic.2021.1317.31.
APA
Amery, F., Gerits, F., Huygens, J., Kristensen, H. L., & Willekens, K. (2021). Influence of compost characteristics and compost : soil ratio on soil properties and growth of Vicia faba. In B. Vandecasteele & J. Viaene (Eds.), II INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON GROWING MEDIA, SOILLESS CULTIVATION, AND COMPOST UTILIZATION IN HORTICULTURE (Vol. 1317, pp. 271–280). https://doi.org/10.17660/actahortic.2021.1317.31
Chicago author-date
Amery, Fien, Frederik Gerits, Judith Huygens, Hanne Lakkenborg Kristensen, and Koen Willekens. 2021. “Influence of Compost Characteristics and Compost : Soil Ratio on Soil Properties and Growth of Vicia Faba.” In II INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON GROWING MEDIA, SOILLESS CULTIVATION, AND COMPOST UTILIZATION IN HORTICULTURE, edited by Bart Vandecasteele and Jarinda Viaene, 1317:271–80. International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS). https://doi.org/10.17660/actahortic.2021.1317.31.
Chicago author-date (all authors)
Amery, Fien, Frederik Gerits, Judith Huygens, Hanne Lakkenborg Kristensen, and Koen Willekens. 2021. “Influence of Compost Characteristics and Compost : Soil Ratio on Soil Properties and Growth of Vicia Faba.” In II INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON GROWING MEDIA, SOILLESS CULTIVATION, AND COMPOST UTILIZATION IN HORTICULTURE, ed by. Bart Vandecasteele and Jarinda Viaene, 1317:271–280. International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS). doi:10.17660/actahortic.2021.1317.31.
Vancouver
1.
Amery F, Gerits F, Huygens J, Kristensen HL, Willekens K. Influence of compost characteristics and compost : soil ratio on soil properties and growth of Vicia faba. In: Vandecasteele B, Viaene J, editors. II INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON GROWING MEDIA, SOILLESS CULTIVATION, AND COMPOST UTILIZATION IN HORTICULTURE. International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS); 2021. p. 271–80.
IEEE
[1]
F. Amery, F. Gerits, J. Huygens, H. L. Kristensen, and K. Willekens, “Influence of compost characteristics and compost : soil ratio on soil properties and growth of Vicia faba,” in II INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON GROWING MEDIA, SOILLESS CULTIVATION, AND COMPOST UTILIZATION IN HORTICULTURE, Ghent, Belgium, 2021, vol. 1317, pp. 271–280.
@inproceedings{8718720,
  abstract     = {{Quality of compost is divers, and measurement of compost characteristics can help to estimate the fitness of a compost for the intended use. Especially compost maturity is important in case of high compost:soil ratios. In this study, it was verified how compost:soil ratios affect growth of garden bean Vicia faba, and what compost characteristics determine the fitness of compost for plant development. Four agricultural waste composts with varying characteristics were mixed with soil at 0, 10, 30, 50 and 100 volume percentage. Characteristics of the mixtures could be well estimated from the weighted mean of the pure soil and compost characteristics. Garden bean growth in these mixtures was monitored during 5 weeks. Final plant biomass was larger when 10% compost was added, compared to pure soil. Also plant K content increased by compost addition. At 50% and 100% compost, plant biomass decreased or even became zero depending upon the compost. Compost EC and nutrient content showed positive correlations with plant biomass at 10% compost additions, but negative correlations at 30% compost addition. Relatively small compost doses have positive effects on plant growth, whereas larger additions can have negative effects, possibly related to salt stress. Compost C/N ratio, often used as maturity characteristic, turned out not to be a good indicator of the fitness of compost for plant growth.}},
  author       = {{Amery, Fien and Gerits, Frederik and Huygens, Judith and Kristensen, Hanne Lakkenborg and Willekens, Koen}},
  booktitle    = {{II INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON GROWING MEDIA, SOILLESS CULTIVATION, AND COMPOST UTILIZATION IN HORTICULTURE}},
  editor       = {{Vandecasteele, Bart and Viaene, Jarinda}},
  isbn         = {{9789462613133}},
  issn         = {{0567-7572}},
  keywords     = {{Horticulture,compost maturity,salt stress,compost application,Vicia faba,compost:soil ratio}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  location     = {{Ghent, Belgium}},
  pages        = {{271--280}},
  publisher    = {{International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS)}},
  title        = {{Influence of compost characteristics and compost : soil ratio on soil properties and growth of Vicia faba}},
  url          = {{http://doi.org/10.17660/actahortic.2021.1317.31}},
  volume       = {{1317}},
  year         = {{2021}},
}
Altmetric
View in Altmetric