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Ecological aspects of peat, straw, and wood ash application for energy willow cultivation
- Source :
- Zbornik Matice Srpske za Prirodne Nauke, Vol 2022, Iss 142, Pp 7-18 (2022)
- Publication Year :
- 2022
- Publisher :
- Matica srpska, 2022.
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Abstract
- The utilization of ash obtained as a result of the combustion of fossil fuels (coal, peat) or biomass (straw, wood, solid waste) is an environmental problem that should be optimally solved. The chemical characteristics of ash depend on several factors, mostly on sources of fuel. According to characteristics, ash can be used in agriculture, forestry, or utilized for other purposes. The content of heavy metals (Cd, Ni, Pb, Cr) in peat ash is several times higher than in willow wood ash and straw ash. It means that peat ash application is limited to agricultural crops and its optimal application is one year before planting SRC trees, especially on poor and acid soils. The application of peat ash at a dose of 10 mg dry mass ha-1 in willow plantations on post-mining peaty soils changed soil acidity from 5.2 pH to 5.88 pH and stimulated tree growth. Wood and straw ash was applied to wil­low plantations on arable loam-sandy soils in doses 0.5, 1.0, and 1.5 t dry mass ha-1. The positive effect of ash application in doses 1.0 and 1.5 t dry mass ha-1 showed in the second year after the application both for soil and for willow growth.
- Subjects :
- bioenergy
willow plantations
peat
straw
wood ash
application
Science (General)
Q1-390
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 03524906 and 24060828
- Volume :
- 2022
- Issue :
- 142
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Zbornik Matice Srpske za Prirodne Nauke
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.39ff175f63744c66b2ff1d5d579bf626
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.2298/ZMSPN2242007R