| Title | Circular economy fertilization: Phycoremediated algal biomass as biofertilizers for sustainable crop production |
|---|---|
| ID_Doc | 28941 |
| Authors | Sharma, GK; Khan, SA; Shrivastava, M; Bhattacharyya, R; Sharma, A; Gupta, DK; Kishore, P; Gupta, N |
| Title | Circular economy fertilization: Phycoremediated algal biomass as biofertilizers for sustainable crop production |
| Year | 2021 |
| Published | |
| Abstract | There is an urgent need to meet the demand of water and nutrients by their reuse and recycling to gratify sustainable food production system and resource conservation. Chlorella minutissima was found to be very effective in the removal of electrical conductivity (EC), total dissolved solids, phosphorous (P), potassium (K), ammonium, nitrate, biological oxygen demand (BOD5) and chemical oxygen demand (COD) of sewage wastewater. We tested the effects of phycoremediated algal biomass addition to soil in field plots of baby corn and spinach, on plant growth, yield and soil chemical properties. The application of 100% nitrogen (N) fertilizer by algal biomass lead to higher economic yield of spinach and baby corn than recommended dose of mineral fertilizers. The available N and P content in experimental plots applied with algae biomass as biofertilizers were significantly higher than other treatments. The soil enzymes, such as urease, nitrate reductase, and dehydrogenase were analysed during the cropping season of baby corn and spinach. The soil supplied with 100% N by algae biomass (C. minutissima) significantly (P < 0.05) increased the dehydrogenase activity in spinach grown soil. While the nitrate reductase activity in soil supplied with algal manure was maximum (0.13 mg NO2?N produced g-1 soil 24 h-1) and significantly higher than other treatments in baby corn grown soil. This study revealed that phycoremediation coupled with biofertilizers production from algae biomass is a recycling and resource conservation exercise to reduce eutrophication, recycling of wastewater, recycling of plant nutrients and improvement of the soil quality in circular economy fertilization. |
Similar Articles
| ID | Score | Article |
|---|---|---|
28063
|
Alobwede, E; Leake, JR; Pandhal, J Circular economy fertilization: Testing micro and macro algal species as soil improvers and nutrient sources for crop production in greenhouse and field conditions(2019) | |
| 14422
|
Alvarez-González, A; Uggetti, E; Serrano, L; Gorchs, G; Ferrer, I; Díez-Montero, R Can microalgae grown in wastewater reduce the use of inorganic fertilizers?(2022) | |
| 14726
|
Ljumovic, K; Betterle, N; Baietta, A; Ballottari, M Valorization of wastewater from industrial hydroponic cultivations using the microalgal species Chlorella vulgaris(2024) | |
| 12872
|
Mockeviciene, I; Siaudinis, G; Karcauskiene, D; Repsiene, R; Barcauskaite, K; Anne, O The Evaluation of the Phytoremediation Potential of the Energy Crops in Acid Soil by Sewage Sludge Fertilization(2023)Land, 12.0, 4 | |
| 25515
|
Dinnebier, HCF; Matthiensen, A; Michelon, W; Tápparo, DC; Fonseca, TG; Favretto, R; Steinmetz, RLR; Treichel, H; Antes, FG; Kunz, A Phycoremediation and biomass production from high strong swine wastewater for biogas generation improvement: An integrated bioprocess(2021) | |
| 9122
|
Ionata, E; Caputo, E; Mandrich, L; Marcolongo, L Moving towards Biofuels and High-Value Products through Phytoremediation and Biocatalytic Processes(2024)Catalysts, 14.0, 2 |