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Biochar and cattle manure amendments improve the quality of green waste compost as growing substrate for Centaurea cyanus

Authors: Tianyu Song, Lu Zhang

Published in: Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management | Issue 3/2023

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This study aimed at investigating the impacts of different percentages of biochar (BC) (at 0, 15, and 25%; by vol.) and/or cattle manure (CM) (at 0, 10, and 20%; by vol.) on the physical and chemical characteristics of green waste compost (GWC), and photosynthetic pigment content and biomass of ornamental plant Centaurea cyanus. The combination of BC and CM not only improved the bulk density, water-holding capacity, pH, electrical conductivity, available phosphorus and available potassium of GWC-based substrate, but increased the chlorophyll-a content, chlorophyll-b content, total chlorophyll content, total fresh weight and total dry weight of Centaurea cyanus. The results in this study showed that the photosynthetic pigment content and biomass of Centaurea cyanus were optimal when GWC-based substrate was modified by 25% BC combined 10% CM and 15% BC combined 10%CM or 25% BC combined 0% CM. In conclusion, 25% of the BC mixed with 10% CM, 15% of the BC mixed with 10%CM, or 25% of the BC mixed with 0% CM to the GWC can be employed in producing the growing substrate for Centaurea cyanus.

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Title: Biochar and cattle manure amendments improve the quality of green waste compost as growing substrate for Centaurea cyanus
Authors: Tianyu Song
Lu Zhang
Publication date: 10-02-2023
Publisher: Springer Japan
Published in: Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management / Issue 3/2023
Print ISSN: 1438-4957
Electronic ISSN: 1611-8227
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10163-023-01613-y

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