Journal
CHEMOSPHERE
Volume 285, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.131485
Keywords
Sewage sludge; Mineral fertilizer; Arundo; Water needs; Biomass production
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- National Institute for Agrarian Research (INIA) of Spain [RTA 2012-00082-CO2-00]
- Madrid Institute for Rural, Agriculture and Food Research and Development (IMIDRA) [FP16-ENERG, FP16-RESIDUA]
- INIA (FPI-INIA)
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Research has shown that under reduced irrigation conditions, using sewage sludge as an organic amendment can mitigate the impact on Arundo donax biomass yield, resulting in similar yields to full irrigation.
Irrigation restrictions due to drought periods related to climate change, would affect different crops, especially to non-food crops. In this regard the effect of irrigation reduction should be studied in energy crops in order to obtain a sustainable bioenergy cropping system. Arundo donax, has been considered a crop with high water requirements, it has nevertheless been proven to be drought tolerant. However, there is a lack of knowledge on the effect of reduced irrigation combined with the use of different fertilizers. This work studied the combined effect of value-added products (VAPs) from wastewater (treated sewage sludge) or traditional inorganic fertilizers, and irrigation reduction in Arundo donax crop in a 2-year pot experiment. Plant biometric characteristics, chemical properties and biomass yield were studied as well as the effect of treatment on soil properties. Results showed that under reduced irrigation conditions, biomass production was reduced, especially during the second year. Organic treatments from sewage sludge minimize the effect of irrigation reduction. In these treatments, biomass yield for reduced irrigation was similar to that of the control treatment with irrigation at field capacity. For this reason, it is recommended to use VAPs from wastewater as organic amendments enabling water restriction with lower effect on Arundo production.
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