Biogas digestates are not an effective nutrient solution for hydroponic tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum L.) production under a deep water culture system

The generation of energy through anaerobic digestion using animal manures is being promoted as an environmentally sustainable method of managing animal wastes. However, sustainability of biogas production is reliant on the sustainable utilization of the digestates that emanate from the process. Our...

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Main Authors: Hupenyu A. Mupambwa, Andreas S. Namwoonde, Gadaffi M. Liswaniso, Martha K. Hausiku, Balasubramani Ravindran
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-10-01
Series:Heliyon
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844019363960