Organic fertilizers and biofertilizers
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Organic fertilizers and biofertilizers

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Organic fertilizers and biofertilizers

About this book

In recent years, both in the European Union and in the world, there has been intense development of organic agriculture, whose aim is to produce high-quality crops and healthy food while maintaining the biological balance of agroecosystems. An alternative to chemical fertilizers are products of natural origin, organic fertilizers, biofertilizers or natural growth bio-stimulants, which increase plant growth, yielding and resistance to pathogens and pests, and improve soil fertility, productivity and biodiversity. The chapter examines the role of biofertilizers and consortia of microorganisms to improve the effectiveness of organic fertilization, before moving on to consider the use of animal excrement, including manures, slurry and guano. The chapter considers the use of products or by-products of both animal and plant origin as fertilizers, before addressing the contributions of composts and biochar.

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Yes, you can access Organic fertilizers and biofertilizers by Prof. Lidia Sas Paszt,Dr Slawomir Gluszek in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Technology & Engineering & Sustainable Agriculture. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

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