Assessment of Two Solid Anaerobic Digestate Soil Amendments for Effects on Soil Quality and Biosolarization Efficacy

作者：Fernandez Bayo Jesus D^*; Achmon Yigal; Harrold Duff R; McCurry Dlinka G; Hernandez Katie; Dahlquist Willard Ruth M; Stapleton James J; VanderGheynst Jean S; Simmons Christopher W

来源：Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 2017, 65(17): 3434-3442.

DOI：10.1021/acs.jak.6b04816

• soil biosolarization
• pest control
• anaerobic digestates
• soil amendment
• weeds inactivation
• volatile fatty acids

Anaerobic digestion is an organic waste bioconversion process that produces biofuel and digestates. Digestates have potential to be applied as soil amendment to improve properties for crop production including phytonutrient content and pest load. Our objective was to assess the impact of solid anaerobic digestates on weed seed inactivation and soil quality upon soil biosolarization (a pest control technique that combines solar heating and amendment-induced microbial activity). Two solid digestates from thermophilic (TD) and mesophilic (MD) digesters were tested. The solarized TD-amended samples presented significantly higher mortality of Brassica nigra (71%, P = 0.032) than its equivalent incubated at room temperature. However, = biosolarization with digestate amendment led to decreased weed seed mortality in certain treatments. The plant-available water, total C, and extractable P and K were significantly increased (P < 0.05) in the incubated amended soils. The results confirm the potential of digestates as beneficial soil amendments. Further studies are needed to elucidate the impacts of digestate stability on biosolarization efficacy and soil properties.

• 出版日期2017-5-3