Digestate Composition Affecting N Fertiliser Value and C Mineralisation

Quality and function of anaerobic digestion residues

The growing number of biogas plants in Europe has resulted in increased production of nutrient-rich digestate, which has potential as fertiliser on arable land. Many different organic materials can be degraded in the anaerobic digestion process, with most macronutrients and micronutrients retained in the digestate. Depending on the ingoing organic substrate and management of the biogas process,...

Net N-mineralisation related to soil organic matter pools

Soil organic ma�er and its turnover rate are key parameters for agricultural management practice as well as for environmental issues. In a field experiment comparing organic (compost) and mineral fertilisation and combinations of both the amount of inorganic nitrogen in the soil and the nitrogen uptake by the plants were measured. Considering these data and the fertilisation practice the net N-...

The influence of nitrogen and sulphur fertiliser on amino acid composition of wheat and barley grain

Improved grain protein quality through fertiliser management has potential benefits for growers and feed processors. Stable high quality grain is demanded by feed processors to facilitate grain handling and to reduce the cost of additives in feed formulation. In this experiment we examine the potential gains from altering grain protein quality with fertiliser management. A factorial experiment ...

Factors Affecting Carcass Composition and Beef Quality

Factors Affecting Yield and Composition of Milk

The variation in composition and daily yield of milk is a regular phenomenon in all milking animals. Broadly, the factors which are responsible for such variations can be divided into (1) Physiological, which will be governed by the genetical make up and (2) Environmental, such as age, number of previous lactations, pregnancy, nutrition status, etc. The dairyman has hardly got any control over ...