Instant Insights: Organic Soil Amendments

Chapter 1 - Organic fertilizers and biofertilizers: Lidia Sas Paszt and Slawomir Gluszek, Research Institute of Horticulture, Poland;

1 Introduction
2 Biofertilizers
3 Consortia of microorganisms to improve the effectiveness of organic fertilization
4 Animal excrement: manures, slurry and guano
5 Products and by-products of animal origin
6 Products and by-products of plant origin for fertilizers
7 Composts
8 Untreated minerals and by-products of selected industrial processes
9 Biochar
10 Conclusion
11 Where to look for further information
12 References



Chapter taken from: K?pke, U. (ed.), Improving organic crop cultivation, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK, 2019, (ISBN: 978 1 78676 184 2)



Chapter 2 - Assessing the effects of compost on soil health: Cristina Lazcano, University of California-Davis, USA; Charlotte Decock, California Polytechnic State University, USA; Connie T. F. Wong, University of California-Davis, USA; and Kamille Garcia-Brucher, California Polytechnic State University, USA;

1 Introduction
2 Why compost?
3 Effects of compost on soil nutrient cycling
4 Effects of compost on soil hydraulic properties
5 Effect of compost on crop productivity
6 Effects of compost on soil biodiversity
7 Effects of compost on environmental quality
8 The use of compost to improve soil health in annual crops: a case study with strawberries
9 The use of compost to improve soil health, sequester carbon and reduce greenhouse gas emissions in perennial crops: a case study
10 Conclusion
11 Where to look for further information
12 References



Chapter taken from: Horwath, W. R. (ed.), Improving soil health, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK, 2023, (ISBN: 978 1 78676 670 0)



Chapter 3 - Optimizing slurry management: David Fangueiro, LEAF-Instituto Superior de Agronomia-ULisboa, Portugal; Jihane Elmahdi*, Wageningen University and Research, The Netherlands; Jared Nyang'au, Aarhus University, Denmark; Stamatis Chrysanthopoulos, LEAF-Instituto Superior de Agronomia-ULisboa, Portugal; Jerke De Vries, Wageningen University and Research, The Netherlands; and Peter Sorensen, Aarhus University, Denmark;

1 Introduction
2 Current decision tools for optimizing manure management
3 Modifying animal slurry pH to enhance its value as a biobased fertilizer: (bio)-acidification and alkalinization
4 Improving manure management systems to minimize trade-offs
5 Combining manure management with anaerobic digestion
6 Preand post-treatment of biomass for anaerobic digestion
7 Optimization of anaerobic digestion operations to optimize digestate quality
8 References



Chapter taken from: Chapter taken from: Amon, B. (ed.), Developing circular agricultural production systems, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK, 2024, (ISBN: 978 1 80146 256 3)



Chapter 4 - Optimizing livestock manure as a biofertilizer and bioenergy source: V. Riau, L. Morey, R. Caceres, M. Cerrillo, and A. Bonmati, Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology (IRTA), Spain; and A. Robles, BETA Tech Center (UVIC-UCC), Spain;

1 Introduction
2 Anaerobic digestion
3 Mechanical separation
4 Composting
5 Struvite precipitation
6 Stripping/scrubbing
7 Membrane filtration
8 Bioelectrochemical systems
9 Case study: farm for the future
10 Conclusion and future trends
11 Where to look for further information
12 References



Chapter taken from: Chapter taken from: Amon, B. (ed.), Developing circular agricultural production systems, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK, 2024, (ISBN: 978 1 80146 256 3)