Biogas residues in substitution for chemical fertilizers : a comparative study on a grassland of the Walloon Region

[en] To provide sufficient quantities of food and feed, farming systems have to overcome limiting factors such as the nutrient depletion of the arable soils. Nitrogen being the main mineral element required for plant growth, has led to the extensive use of chemical fertilizers causing nitrogen pollution of the ecosystems. This field study investigates the use of biogas residues (BRs) as biofertilizers and their contribution to the mitigation of nitrate leaching in the agricultural soils, while demonstrates the rampant polluting nature of chemical fertilizers. Nine different fertilization treatments classified in three schemes and two nitrogen doses were tested for three consecutive years on a grassland in Belgium. Residual soil mineral nitrogen, percent contribution of treatments in residual nitrate, and agronomic performance were assessed for each fertilization treatment. The results obtained showed significant differences on treatment and scheme level regarding nitrate accumulation in the soil, with chemical fertilizers posing the highest nitrate leaching risk. BRs did not cause nitrate accumulation in the soil and were N rate and rainfall independent, while the chemical treatments indicated a cumulative tendency under high N rate and low precipitation. Forage yield did not demonstrate statistical differences on treatment and scheme level but varied under changing precipitation, while maximum application rate suggested a plateau. Aboveground nitrogen content was significantly higher under the application of chemical fertilizers only in the first year, while all the chemical treatments indicated a dilution effect under elevated annual rainfall. Finally, partial substitution of chemical fertilizers by raw digestate reduced the concentration of NO3- in the soil profile without having a negative impact on the yield and N content of the biomass. These results strongly advocate for the environmental benefits of BRs over the chemical fertilizers and underline their suitability as biofertilizers and substitutes for chemical fertilizers.

Disciplines :

Earth sciences & physical geography

Author, co-author :

Tsachidou, Bella

Scheuren, Marie

Gennen, Jérôme

Debbaut, Vincent ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Protection et hygiène du travail (SUPHT)

Toussaint, Benoit

Hissler, Christophe

George, Isabelle

Delfosse, Philippe

Language :

English

Title :

Biogas residues in substitution for chemical fertilizers : a comparative study on a grassland of the Walloon Region

Publication date :

20 May 2019

Journal title :

Science of the Total Environment

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0048-9697

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1879-1026

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Elsevier, Netherlands

Volume :

666

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