D4.5. Final - Report on agronomic performance of the obtained BBFs and TMFs in laboratory setting

Abstract

This study was carried out and published as a part of the European demonstration project FERTIMANURE funded by the H2020 programme (project number 862849). The FERTIMANURE project focuses on the implementation of nutrient recovery and reuse technologies at 5 pilot installations with aim to produce bio-based fertilisers (BBFs) from animal manure and tailor-made fertilisers (TMFs) as blends of BBFs and (synthetic) mineral fertilisers for crop specific applications. One of the tasks within the FERTIMANURE project is to assess BBFs and TMFs produced in the context of FERTIMANURE for their ability to substitute current mineral fertilisers that are produced based on finite fossil-based resources and on high energy consumption. The mentioned assessments take part on laboratory scale and in a full field scale. Deliverable D4.5 ‘Final - Report on agronomic performance of the obtained BBFs and TMFs in laboratory setting’ gives insight into final results of the BBF and TMF testing in laboratory settings, whereas the full field scale results are reported in D4.6 ‘Final - Report on agronomic and environmental performance in field trial experiences’. The D4.5 more specifically reports on nitrogen (N) and carbon (C) dynamics of tested BBFs via incubation tests, phosphorus (P) plant availability of BBFs by plant growth assay, the effect of biologically activated BBFs, and lastly effect of the produced biostimulant. We would like to acknowledge the researchers and staff of RITTMO Agroenvironnement (France), Fraunhofer-Institut für Umwelt, Sicherheits und Energietechnik (Germany), Ghent University (Belgium), BETA – University of Vic (Spain) and University of Milano (Italy) for their work and contribution.