Project

Assessment of the fertilising properties and environmental impact of biobased materials via the cycling of carbon and nitrogen.

Code
01CD5922
Duration
01 November 2022 → 28 February 2023
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Promotor
Research disciplines
  • Natural sciences
    • Environmental management
Keywords
animal manure greenhouse gas emissions carbon sequestration biogas carbon use efficiency soil organic carbon nitrogen mineralisation digestate nitrogen fertiliser replacement value
 
Project description
Both in field trials and controlled experimental conditions, bio-based fertilisers are assessed for their agronomic properties (such as nitrogen release and plant uptake) and environmental impacts (such as carbon respiration/sequestration, nitrogen leaching). These products are compared to one another and also to synthetic fertilisers to gauge alternative fertilising/soil amending solutions