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

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
Subjects:
nitrogen
phosphorus
organic fertilizer
recycling
sugar beet
carrot
Online Access:https://journal.fi/afs/article/view/8587

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