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Chemical and Biological Technologies in Agriculture

Table 3 Characteristics and dosage of N in the tested digestates

From: EFFECT of digestates derived from the fermentation of maize-legume intercropped culture and maize monoculture application on soil properties and plant biomass production

Digestate

M

B

L

MB

ML

DM (%)

2.76

2.49

3.00

2.94

2.28

Dose for 100 kg N·ha−1 (t·ha−1)*

34.01

31.75

25.97

30.40

33.22

Dose per pot (g of fresh matter)

27.21

25.40

20.78

24.32

26.58

  1. M maize, B broad bean, L white lupine, MB maize + broad bean (17.5:1), ML maize + white lupine (3.33:1)
  2. *Only 70% of total nitrogen was converted to be accessible for pig slurry and digestate from the biogas plants for the purposes of the fertilization limit evaluation [43]
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