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Title Medium-Term Influence of Organic Fertilization on the Quality and Yield of a Celery Crop
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Authors Navarro, AS; Romero, JAS; Sanjuan, MDS; Bernardeau, MAB; Iniesta, MJD
Title Medium-Term Influence of Organic Fertilization on the Quality and Yield of a Celery Crop
Year 2020
Published Agronomy-Basel, 10, 9
DOI 10.3390/agronomy10091418
Abstract For some years now, part of society has been demanding the implementation of circular economy models and so the use of organic matter as a source of nutrients is once again taking center stage. In this scenario, the aim of this work was to implement an integrated management model for a farm and to study the influence on a celery crop of organic amendments (animal and vegetable) obtained on the farm, as opposed to inorganic fertilization. This influence was evaluated for the yield and the nutritional, organoleptic, and sanitary quality of the resulting crops. The yield and size of the marketable parts of the celery plants were greater with the inorganic treatment; however, the nutritional and sanitary quality was better in the organic treatments, while the chromatic attributes, as well as the total P and Ca, were not affected by the different fertilization treatments applied. It is therefore concluded that the organic management model is environmentally and economically sustainable.
Author Keywords organic amendments; circular economy; agricultural quality; crop yield
Index Keywords Index Keywords
Document Type Other
Open Access Open Access
Source Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED)
EID WOS:000580951700001
WoS Category Agronomy; Plant Sciences
Research Area Agriculture; Plant Sciences
PDF https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/10/9/1418/pdf?version=1600413420
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