Use of olive mill waste compost and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in the fertilization of ryegrass

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Carneiro, J.P.
Monteiro, M.C.H.
Veloso, Abel
Soto, Jesús
Almeida, C.A.M.
Nunes, J.
Andrade, L.P.

CVR - Centro para a Valorização de Resíduos

2183-0568

Use of olive mill waste compost and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in the fertilization of ryegrass

Lolium multiflorum L
Organic matter
Sustainable fertilization

INNOACE: Inovação aberta e inteligente na EUROACE. EP - INTERREG V A España Portugal (Ref. 049_INNOACE_4_E) (POCTEP)

2020-06-04T11:11:04Z
2020-06-04T11:11:04Z
2019

Organic matter has an unquestionable important role in agriculture productivity due to its capacity to store water and nutrients, increase of the soil biodiversity and immobilize pollutants. Although fresh olive mill waste has phytotoxic properties, its compost can be used as a fertilizer. Mycorrhizal fungi can, potentially, increase crop productivity due to its relation with higher water and nutrients absorption by the roots. This work intended to evaluate the application of mycorrhizal fungi and composted olive mill waste on biomass production of ryegrass. The results showed that the olive mill waste compost could be used as an alternative source of fertiliser for ryegrass, but there must be a simultaneous application of inorganic nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizer. In that case, the application of mycrorrhizal fungi demonstrated to be able to improve ryegrass forage yield.
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