Effects of meat bone meal as fertilizer on yield and quality of sugar beet and carrot

Meat and bone meal (MBM) is a by-product of the meat industry and is an important pathway for recycling of N and P. MBM contains about 8% N, 5% P, 1% K and 10% Ca. Field trials compared the effects of MBM and mineral  fertilizer on yield and quality of sugar beet (2008-2009) and carrot (2010-2011) i...

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Main Authors: Jukka Kivelä, Lin Chen, Susanna Muurinen, Pirjo Kivijärvi, Veikko Hintikainen, Juha Helenius
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Scientific Agricultural Society of Finland 2015-06-01
Series:Agricultural and Food Science
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Online Access:https://journal.fi/afs/article/view/8587