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Heterogeneous response of two bedding plants to peat substitution by two green composts

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  • Daniele Massa
  • Domenico Prisa

    (CREA Research Centre for Vegetable and Ornamental Crops, Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, Pescia, Italy)

  • Sara Lazzereschi

    (CREA Research Centre for Vegetable and Ornamental Crops, Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, Pescia, Italy)

  • Sonia Cacini

    (CREA Research Centre for Vegetable and Ornamental Crops, Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, Pescia, Italy)

  • Gianluca Burchi

    (CREA Research Centre for Vegetable and Ornamental Crops, Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, Pescia, Italy)

Abstract

The promotion, at local level, of resource recycling chains, with low environmental impact and costs, appears of great interest for the production of green composts to replace peat in ornamental crops. In this work, two green composts, differing for the criterion of raw material selection for composting, were tested for the cultivation of two bedding plants in comparison with 100% peat based substrate. Leaf chlorophyll (SPAD index), biometric and growth parameters, and tissue mineral composition were measured to assess growing media-plant system performances. Both growing media and plants gave heterogeneous responses depending on substrate characteristics and plant requirements and/or tolerance to abiotic stress. Plant biomass was reduced by 63% (on average) in the most sensitive species due to the high Cl concentration detected in one of the two green composts; a similar trend was observed for SPAD index. The results support the shared idea that the selection of raw material is a strategy of primary importance in the composting process to obtain high quality green compost.

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  • Daniele Massa & Domenico Prisa & Sara Lazzereschi & Sonia Cacini & Gianluca Burchi, 2018. "Heterogeneous response of two bedding plants to peat substitution by two green composts," Horticultural Science, Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences, vol. 45(3), pages 164-172.
    • Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlhor:v:45:y:2018:i:3:id:1-2017-hortsci
    DOI: 10.17221/1/2017-HORTSCI
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