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Fecal sludge-derived pellet fertilizer in maize cultivation

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Title Fecal sludge-derived pellet fertilizer in maize cultivation
 
Creator Pradhan, Surendra K.
Nikiema, Josiane
Cofie, Olufunke O.
Heinonen-Tanski, H.
Drechsel, Pay
 
Subject faecal sludge
inorganic fertilizers
maize
sanitation
composting
organic matter
pathogens
waste treatment
pellets
cultivation
nutrients
 
Description Fecal sludge (FS) contains significant amounts of plant nutrients and organic matter although it also contains pathogens. Therefore, FS can be used as fertilizer after proper sanitization. This study was designed to test dried fecal sludge (DFS)-based pellet fertilizers on maize cultivation. The DFS fertilizers were produced by composting, co-composting with sawdust, or irradiated by gamma-irradiation, and then nitrogen-enriched and pelletized using gelatinized or gamma-irradiated cassava starch. These DFS pellet fertilizers were compared to each other and to no-fertilization, mineral fertilizer, and agro-industrial waste compost. The fertilizer applications were 150 or 210 kgN/ha. Maize was cultivated in pots containing Cambisol and Ferric Lixisol growth media. The EC-SDFS-PG pellet (DFS + sawdust co-composted, enriched with nitrogen and pelletized) at a rate of 210 kgN/ha produced the highest maize yield (4.4 ton/ha) among all other treatments, while mineral fertilizer produced 3.9 ton/ha. It is concluded that the EC-SDFS-PG pellet produces similar or higher maize yields than mineral fertilizer and more than the agro-industrial compost in both growth media types.
 
Date 2016-09-01
2018-03-12T06:21:47Z
2018-03-12T06:21:47Z
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Pradhan, Surendra K.; Nikiema, Josiane; Cofie, Olufunke O.; Heinonen-Tanski, H.; Drechsel, Pay. 2016. Fecal sludge-derived pellet fertilizer in maize cultivation. Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development, 6(3):474-481. doi: 10.2166/washdev.2016.160
2043-9083
2408-9362
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/91554
https://doi.org/10.2166/washdev.2016.160
 
Language en
 
Rights Other
Limited Access
 
Format p. 474-481
 
Publisher IWA Publishing
 
Source Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development