Fly ash-amended compost as a manure for agricultural crops

Journal Article · Mon Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 1993 · Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A: Environmental Science and Engineering; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1080/10934529309375999· OSTI ID:5497561

Menon, M P; Sajwan, K S; Ghuman, G S; James, J; Chandra, K ^[1]

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1. Savannah State College, GA (United States)

Homemade organic compost prepared from lawn grass clippings was amended with fine fly ash collected from a coal-fired power plant (SRS 484.D. Savannah River Site, Aiken, SC) to investigate its usefulness as a manure in enhancing nutrient uptake and increasing dry matter yield in selected agricultural crops. Three treatments were compared: five crops (mustard, collard, string beans, bell pepper, and eggplant) were each grown on three kinds of soil: soil alone, soil amended with composted grass clippings, and soil amended with the mixed compost of grass clippings and 20% fly ash. The fly ash-amended compost was found to be effective in enhancing the dry matter yield of collard greens and mustard greens by 378% and 348%, respectively, but string beans, bell pepper, and eggplant did not show any significant increase in dry matter yield. Analysis of the above-ground biomass of these last three plants showed they assimilated high levels of boron, which is phytotoxic; and this may be the reason for their poor growth. Soils treated with fly ash-amended compost often gave higher concentrations than the control for K, Ca, Mg, S, Zn, and B in the Brassica crops. 18 refs., 2 figs., 5 tabs.

• OSTI ID: 5497561
• Journal Information: Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A: Environmental Science and Engineering; (United States), Vol. 28:9; ISSN 0360-1226
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT
60 APPLIED LIFE SCIENCES
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USES
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WASTE PRODUCT UTILIZATION
AGRICULTURE
BEANS
BORON
BRASSICA
COAL
COMPOST
CROPS
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
MANURES
PEPPERS
AEROSOL WASTES
AGRICULTURAL WASTES
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BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS
BIOLOGICAL WASTES
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
COMBUSTION PRODUCTS
DATA
ELEMENTS
ENERGY SOURCES
FOOD
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
INFORMATION
MAGNOLIOPHYTA
MAGNOLIOPSIDA
MATERIALS
NUMERICAL DATA
ORGANIC WASTES
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RESIDUES
SEMIMETALS
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