Short-Term Impact of Recycling-Derived Fertilizers on Their P Supply for Perennial Ryegrass (<i>Lolium perenne</i>)
Various nutrient recycling technologies are currently under development in order to alleviate the dependency of non-renewable raw material for the production of mineral phosphorus fertilizers commonly used in agriculture. The resulting products, such as struvites and ashes, need to be assessed for t...
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| author | Lea Deinert Israel Ikoyi Bastian Egeter Patrick Forrestal Achim Schmalenberger |
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| description | Various nutrient recycling technologies are currently under development in order to alleviate the dependency of non-renewable raw material for the production of mineral phosphorus fertilizers commonly used in agriculture. The resulting products, such as struvites and ashes, need to be assessed for their application as so-called recycling-derived fertilizers (RDFs) in the agricultural sector prior to commercialization. Here, we conducted a short-term (54 days) trial to investigate the impact of different phosphorus fertilizers on plant growth and the soil P cycling microbiota. <i>Lolium perenne</i> was grown with application of superphosphate (SP) as inorganic fertilizer, two ashes (poultry litter ash (PLA) and sewage sludge ash (SSA)), and two struvites (municipal wastewater struvite (MWS) and commercial CrystalGreen<sup>®</sup> (CGS)) applied at 20 and 60 kg P ha<sup>−1</sup> in four replicates. A P-free control (SP0) was also included in the trial. Struvite application increased plant dry weights, and available P acid phosphatase activity was significantly improved for struvites at the high P application rate. The ash RDFs showed a liming effect at 60 kg P ha<sup>−1</sup>, and PLA60 negatively affected acid phosphatase activity, while PLA20 had significantly lower <i>phoD</i> copy numbers. P mobilization from phosphonates and phytates was not affected. TCP solubilization was negatively affected by mineral SP fertilizer application at both P concentrations. The bacterial (16S and <i>phoD</i>) communities were only marginally affected by the tested P fertilizers. Overall, struvites appeared to be a suitable substitute for superphosphate fertilization for Irish <i>L. perenne</i> pastures. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e3ae3b54dbcf406284a225b9961c879e2023-11-18T23:25:30ZengMDPI AGPlants2223-77472023-07-011215276210.3390/plants12152762Short-Term Impact of Recycling-Derived Fertilizers on Their P Supply for Perennial Ryegrass (<i>Lolium perenne</i>)Lea Deinert0Israel Ikoyi1Bastian Egeter2Patrick Forrestal3Achim Schmalenberger4Department of Biological Sciences, School of Natural Sciences, University of Limerick, V94 T9PX Limerick, IrelandDepartment of Biological Sciences, School of Natural Sciences, University of Limerick, V94 T9PX Limerick, IrelandCIBIO-InBIO, Campus de Vairão, Universidad e do Porto, 4485-661 Vairão, PortugalDepartment of Environment, Soils and Land-Use, Teagasc, Johnstown Castle, Y35 Y521 Wexford, IrelandDepartment of Biological Sciences, School of Natural Sciences, University of Limerick, V94 T9PX Limerick, IrelandVarious nutrient recycling technologies are currently under development in order to alleviate the dependency of non-renewable raw material for the production of mineral phosphorus fertilizers commonly used in agriculture. The resulting products, such as struvites and ashes, need to be assessed for their application as so-called recycling-derived fertilizers (RDFs) in the agricultural sector prior to commercialization. Here, we conducted a short-term (54 days) trial to investigate the impact of different phosphorus fertilizers on plant growth and the soil P cycling microbiota. <i>Lolium perenne</i> was grown with application of superphosphate (SP) as inorganic fertilizer, two ashes (poultry litter ash (PLA) and sewage sludge ash (SSA)), and two struvites (municipal wastewater struvite (MWS) and commercial CrystalGreen<sup>®</sup> (CGS)) applied at 20 and 60 kg P ha<sup>−1</sup> in four replicates. A P-free control (SP0) was also included in the trial. Struvite application increased plant dry weights, and available P acid phosphatase activity was significantly improved for struvites at the high P application rate. The ash RDFs showed a liming effect at 60 kg P ha<sup>−1</sup>, and PLA60 negatively affected acid phosphatase activity, while PLA20 had significantly lower <i>phoD</i> copy numbers. P mobilization from phosphonates and phytates was not affected. TCP solubilization was negatively affected by mineral SP fertilizer application at both P concentrations. The bacterial (16S and <i>phoD</i>) communities were only marginally affected by the tested P fertilizers. Overall, struvites appeared to be a suitable substitute for superphosphate fertilization for Irish <i>L. perenne</i> pastures.https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/12/15/2762<i>Lolium perenne</i>nutrient cyclingphosphorus<i>phoD</i>recycling-derived fertilizers |
| spellingShingle | Lea Deinert Israel Ikoyi Bastian Egeter Patrick Forrestal Achim Schmalenberger Short-Term Impact of Recycling-Derived Fertilizers on Their P Supply for Perennial Ryegrass (<i>Lolium perenne</i>) Plants <i>Lolium perenne</i> nutrient cycling phosphorus <i>phoD</i> recycling-derived fertilizers |
| title | Short-Term Impact of Recycling-Derived Fertilizers on Their P Supply for Perennial Ryegrass (<i>Lolium perenne</i>) |
| title_full | Short-Term Impact of Recycling-Derived Fertilizers on Their P Supply for Perennial Ryegrass (<i>Lolium perenne</i>) |
| title_fullStr | Short-Term Impact of Recycling-Derived Fertilizers on Their P Supply for Perennial Ryegrass (<i>Lolium perenne</i>) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Short-Term Impact of Recycling-Derived Fertilizers on Their P Supply for Perennial Ryegrass (<i>Lolium perenne</i>) |
| title_short | Short-Term Impact of Recycling-Derived Fertilizers on Their P Supply for Perennial Ryegrass (<i>Lolium perenne</i>) |
| title_sort | short term impact of recycling derived fertilizers on their p supply for perennial ryegrass i lolium perenne i |
| topic | <i>Lolium perenne</i> nutrient cycling phosphorus <i>phoD</i> recycling-derived fertilizers |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/12/15/2762 |
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