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Vol. 24, Issue 4



Influence of fertilisation with ash from conifers biomass and sewage sludge on selected nutrients in tubers of jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus L.)

International Agrophysics
Year : 2017
Volumen : 24
Issue : 1
Pages : 17 - 28
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Authors: Wioletta Biel1, Anna Jaroszewska2, Anita Zapałowska3, Ewelina Łysoń1, Grzegorz Hury2

1Department of Pig Breeding, Animal Nutrition and Food, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, Judyma 10, 71-460 Szczecin
2Department of Agronomy, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, Papieża Pawła VI 3, 71-434 Szczecin, Poland
3Department of Bioenergy Technologies, Faculty of Biology and Agriculture, University of Rzeszów, ul. Zelwerowicza 4, 35-601 Rzeszów, Poland
Abstract :

The objective of the study was to estimate the influence of fertilisation with ash from conifers biomass and sewage sludge on the content of selected nutrients in tubers of Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus L.). The field experiment was conducted in Ujkowice near Przemyśl. The first factor was four levels of fertilisation with ash of coniferous biomass: 0 – control treatment, without fertilisation; I – 15 kg; II – 30 kg; III – 45 kg on a plot of 35 m2. The second factor was two levels of sewage sludge fertilisation: 0 – control treatment, without sewage sludge; 30.3 t ha–1. The third factor was Jerusalem artichoke cultivars: ‘Gigant’ and ‘Albik’. In samples of tubers from two consecutive harvest years (2015, 2016) the content of dry matter, crude protein and crude ash were studied. It was found that with increasing dose of ash from biomass there was a significant increase of dry matter, crude protein and crude ash content in tubers of Jerusalem artichoke. Fertilisation with sewage sludge significantly reduced the concentration of dry matter and crude protein in studied tubers. The tubers harvested from plots fertilized with sewage sludge had distinctly more crude ash. Tubers of cv. ‘Gigant’ were characterised by better chemical composition.

Keywords : Albik’ cultivar, biomass ash, crude ash, crude protein, dry matter, fertilization, ‘Gigant’ cultivar, Jerusalem artichoke, sewage sludge
Language : polish