Journal
ARCHIVES OF AGRONOMY AND SOIL SCIENCE
Volume 64, Issue 6, Pages 790-804Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/03650340.2017.1387651
Keywords
Biowaste; coffee waste; lettuce; soil amendment; waste reuse
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- Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness [AGL2014-53895-R]
- European Regional Development Fund (FEDER)
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The use of spent coffee grounds (SCG) as organic amendment is a triple solution: a reuse of this bio-residue (6 millions of tons per year), an increase in soil organic carbon (SCG contain 82% of carbohydrates and 13% of proteins) and a decrease in CO2 emissions into the atmosphere. Thus, we investigate the effect of SCG on soil and plants in an in vitro assay. The variables considered were SCG dose (2.5 and 10%), two agricultural soils (Calcisol and Luvisol), and four cultivation times (15, 30, 45 and 60days). The chemical and physicochemical soil properties, SEM images and growth parameters were analyzed. The highest dose of SCG increased organic carbon, total N and available K and P by 286%, 188%, 45%, and 9%, respectively, while decreasing lettuce growth by 233% compared to control. The SEM study revealed that SCG particles are incorporated into soil aggregates and microorganisms grow over them, which is also corroborated by a 10-times increase of soil respiration rate. The behavior of both soils differs for some SCG effects. In conclusion, SCG have a great potential to increase soil fertility and further investigations are needed in order to improve the use of SCG as amendment.
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