Effects of compost and defatted oilseed meals as sustainable organic fertilisers on cardoon (Cynara cardunculus L.) production in the Mediterranean basin
POSSIBLE ALTERNATIVE UTILIZATION
; MISCANTHUS X GIGANTEUS
; LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENT
; BIOMASS PRODUCTION
; PROCESSING TOMATO
; GENETIC DIVERSITY
; OIL PRODUCTION
; WILD TYPES
; ENERGY
; GRAIN
WOS学科分类:
Horticulture
WOS研究方向:
Agriculture
英文摘要:
Cardoon (Cynara cardunculus L.) is considered as one of the most suitable energy crops for Southern Europe. The aim of this work was to outline the effects of organic fertilisers on the productivity and the global warming potential (GWP) on cardoon production. Six fertilisers (N 100 kg ha(-1), N 50 kg ha(-1), Compost 30t ha(-1), Compost 15t ha(-1)+N 25 kg ha(-1), 3t ha(-1) of defatted oilseed meals of sunflower, 3t ha(-1) of defatted oilseed meals of Brassica carinata), and unfertilised control, were evaluated on two cultivars (Gobbo di Nizza' and Altilis 41') in a split-plot experiment. Defatted oilseed meal of sunflower recorded higher total dry weight (+10%), seed yield (+17%), nitrogen use efficiency (+14%) and better GWP (-66%) compared to the other organic fertilisers and performing as well as N 100 kg ha(-1). Altilis 41 cultivar showed the highest aboveground total dry weight (10 t ha(-1) y(-1)), seed yield (1.7t ha(-1) y(-1)), stalk dry weight (7t ha(-1) y(-1)) and head dry weight (3t ha(-1) y(-1)). Our results highlighted that by combining suitable cultivar and fertilisation strategies, it could be possible to increase the production sustainability of C. cardunculus.
1.Univ Modena & Reggio Emilia, Valorisat Biol Resources & Food Safety BIOGEST SI, Interdept Res Ctr, Reggio Emilia, Italy 2.Council Agr Res & Econ, Res Ctr Vegetable & Ornamental Crops, Pontecagnano, Italy
Recommended Citation:
Ronga, Domenico,Villecco, Domenica,Zaccardelli, Massimo. Effects of compost and defatted oilseed meals as sustainable organic fertilisers on cardoon (Cynara cardunculus L.) production in the Mediterranean basin[J]. JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURAL SCIENCE & BIOTECHNOLOGY,2019-01-01,94(5):664-675