Instant Insights

Chapter 1 - Organic fertilizers and biofertilizers: Lidia Sas Paszt and Slawomir Gluszek, Research Institute of Horticulture, Poland;

1 Introduction

2 Biofertilizers

3 Consortia of microorganisms to improve the effectiveness of organic fertilization

4 Animal excrement: manures, slurry and guano

5 Products and by-products of animal origin

6 Products and by-products of plant origin for fertilizers

7 Composts

8 Untreated minerals and by-products of selected industrial processes

9 Biochar

10 Conclusion

11 Where to look for further information

12 References

Chapter 2 - Assessing the effects of compost on soil health: Cristina Lazcano, University of California-Davis, USA; Charlotte Decock, California Polytechnic State University, USA; Connie T. F. Wong, University of California-Davis, USA; and Kamille Garcia-Brucher, California Polytechnic State University, USA;

1 Introduction

2 Why compost?

3 Effects of compost on soil nutrient cycling

4 Effects of compost on soil hydraulic properties

5 Effect of compost on crop productivity

6 Effects of compost on soil biodiversity

7 Effects of compost on environmental quality

8 The use of compost to improve soil health in annual crops: a case study with strawberries

9 The use of compost to improve soil health, sequester carbon and reduce greenhouse gas emissions in perennial crops: a case study

10 Conclusion

11 Where to look for further information

12 References

Chapter 3 - Optimizing slurry management: David Fangueiro, LEAF-Instituto Superior de Agronomia-ULisboa, Portugal; Jihane Elmahdi*, Wageningen University and Research, The Netherlands; Jared Nyang'au, Aarhus University, Denmark; Stamatis Chrysanthopoulos, LEAF-Instituto Superior de Agronomia-ULisboa, Portugal; Jerke De Vries, Wageningen University and Research, The Netherlands; and Peter S¸rensen, Aarhus University, Denmark;

1 Introduction

2 Current decision tools for optimizing manure management

3 Modifying animal slurry pH to enhance its value as a biobased fertilizer: (bio)-acidification and alkalinization

4 Improving manure management systems to minimize trade-offs

5 Combining manure management with anaerobic digestion

6 Preand post-treatment of biomass for anaerobic digestion

7 Optimization of anaerobic digestion operations to optimize digestate quality

8 References

Chapter 4 - Optimizing livestock manure as a biofertilizer and bioenergy source: V. Riau, L. Morey, R. C¡ceres, M. Cerrillo, and A. Bonmat­, Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology (IRTA), Spain; and A. Robles, BETA Tech Center (UVIC-UCC), Spain;

1 Introduction

2 Anaerobic digestion

3 Mechanical separation

4 Composting

5 Struvite precipitation

6 Stripping/scrubbing

7 Membrane filtration

8 Bioelectrochemical systems

9 Case study: farm for the future

10 Conclusion and future trends

11 Where to look for further information

12 References