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Article

Cattle Manure Fermented with Biochar and Humic Substances Improve the Crop Biomass, Microbiological Properties and Nutrient Status of Soil

by
Jiri Holatko
1,
Lucie Bielska
1,
Tereza Hammerschmiedt
1,
Jiri Kucerik
2,
Adnan Mustafa
1,2,3,*,
Maja Radziemska
1,4,
Antonin Kintl
1,5,
Tivadar Baltazar
1,
Oldrich Latal
1 and
Martin Brtnicky
1,2,6,*
1
Department of Agrochemistry, Soil Science, Microbiology and Plant Nutrition, Faculty of AgriSciences, Mendel University in Brno, 61300 Brno, Czech Republic
2
Institute of Chemistry and Technology of Environmental Protection, Faculty of Chemistry, Brno University of Technology, Purkynova 118, 61200 Brno, Czech Republic
3
Institute for Environmental Studies, Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague, Benatska 2, 12800 Praha, Czech Republic
4
Institute of Environmental Engineering, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, 159 Nowoursynowska, 02-776 Warsaw, Poland
5
Agricultural Research, Ltd., 66441 Troubsko, Czech Republic
6
Department of Geology and Soil Science, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, Mendel University in Brno, Zemedelska 3, 61300 Brno, Czech Republic
*
Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Agronomy 2022, 12(2), 368; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy12020368
Submission received: 30 December 2021 / Revised: 24 January 2022 / Accepted: 28 January 2022 / Published: 31 January 2022
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Recent Advances in Composting and Other Methods for Improving Soil Environment)
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Abstract

Co-composting of raw manure with other organic sources has recently gained the attention of the scientific community. In the present study, raw manure and manures enriched with humic substances (Humac) or biochar were co-composted to improve their physico-chemical properties. We conducted an experiment including variants consisting of soil amended with manure (M), manure + Humac (M + H), manure + biochar (M + B), and unamended (control). Soil physico-chemical, biological, and plant properties were assessed altogether. All matured manures differed from each other physico-chemically (nutrient content) and in microbial composition, and hence their effects on the observed parameters. Compared to control, the soil respiration and enzyme activities related to N and P mineralization were enhanced due to the amendment of either manure or enriched manures. The M + H treatment resulted in higher pH of the manures as compared to other treatments, whereas the M + B and M treatments revealed the highest Corg contents of the final product, which was negatively correlated with HA:FA. In the same manner, M + H and M + B were the most prominent treatments, causing higher variations in basal soil respiration. The same treatments resulted in the highest percent increase values of soil enzymes related to C, N, and P, which further show the potential of manure modification as a viable option to boost soil fertility and health.
Keywords: soil carbon; soil enzymes; soil respiration; manure microflora; plant production soil carbon; soil enzymes; soil respiration; manure microflora; plant production

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Holatko, J.; Bielska, L.; Hammerschmiedt, T.; Kucerik, J.; Mustafa, A.; Radziemska, M.; Kintl, A.; Baltazar, T.; Latal, O.; Brtnicky, M. Cattle Manure Fermented with Biochar and Humic Substances Improve the Crop Biomass, Microbiological Properties and Nutrient Status of Soil. Agronomy 2022, 12, 368. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy12020368

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Holatko J, Bielska L, Hammerschmiedt T, Kucerik J, Mustafa A, Radziemska M, Kintl A, Baltazar T, Latal O, Brtnicky M. Cattle Manure Fermented with Biochar and Humic Substances Improve the Crop Biomass, Microbiological Properties and Nutrient Status of Soil. Agronomy. 2022; 12(2):368. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy12020368

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Holatko, Jiri, Lucie Bielska, Tereza Hammerschmiedt, Jiri Kucerik, Adnan Mustafa, Maja Radziemska, Antonin Kintl, Tivadar Baltazar, Oldrich Latal, and Martin Brtnicky. 2022. "Cattle Manure Fermented with Biochar and Humic Substances Improve the Crop Biomass, Microbiological Properties and Nutrient Status of Soil" Agronomy 12, no. 2: 368. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy12020368

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Holatko, J., Bielska, L., Hammerschmiedt, T., Kucerik, J., Mustafa, A., Radziemska, M., Kintl, A., Baltazar, T., Latal, O., & Brtnicky, M. (2022). Cattle Manure Fermented with Biochar and Humic Substances Improve the Crop Biomass, Microbiological Properties and Nutrient Status of Soil. Agronomy, 12(2), 368. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy12020368

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