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Sugarcane Distillery Spent Wash (DSW) as a Bio-Nutrient Supplement: A Win-Win Option for Sustainable Crop Production

Journal

AGRONOMY-BASEL
Volume 11, Issue 1, Pages -

Publisher

MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/agronomy11010183

Keywords

anti-oxidants; crop yield; DSW; microbial activities; photosynthesis; soil organic carbon

Funding

  1. National Key R&D Program of China [2016YFD0300208]
  2. National Natural Science Foundation of China [41661070]
  3. Key disciplines (construction) of ecology in the 13th Five-Year Plan of Jiangxi Agricultural University

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Industrial pollution is increasing, leading to large quantities of wastewater that need to be properly managed to prevent harm to soil and the environment. Distillery spent wash contains nutrients that can benefit soil quality and crop yield, but a lack of understanding about its characteristics and agricultural application methods poses environmental quality concerns.
Industrial pollution has been continuously soaring and causing serious threats to the soil, water, and air quality. The increase in industrialization has not only covered the large areas, but also created a large quantity of wastewater which is difficult to handle. The water produced from different industries is getting its place in the agriculture. However, the challenge is to properly use wastewater, so that the application of wastewater does not cause any soil and environmental problems. The distillery spent wash (DSW) is a liquid waste that is produced from the sugarcane industry. It contains a large load of both organic and inorganic substances. Also, DSW contains a sufficient amount of macronutrients (nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), potassium (K), calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg), and Sulphur (S)) and micronutrients (zinc (Zn), copper (Cu), iron (Fe) and manganese (Mn)), which in turn improves the growth and yield of crops. The optimized doses of DSW substantially improve soil enzymatic and microbial activities, organic carbon, nutrient uptake, soil porosity, water holding capacity, aggregate stability, and anti-oxidant activities, which in turn improve the photosynthetic efficiency, growth and yield. However, the inadequate knowledge about the DSW characteristics and methods of its agricultural application present questions concerning environmental quality for groundwater pollution. Therefore, to obtain a better understanding about the DWS, here, we discussed the effects of DSW on soil quality, crop yield, and its implications for agriculture and water quality.

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