The use of alum sludge to improve cereal production on a nutrient-deficient soil

Alum sludge from wastewater treatment was applied at five rates on a phosphorus-deficient sand, and the effects on cereal growth and nutrition were investigated over 2 years. An inorganic fertilizer treatment, reapplied in the second year, was also included. The grain yield for inorganic fertilizer...

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Main Authors: Rigby, Hannah, Pritchard, Deborah, Collins, D., Walton, K., Penney, N.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Taylor & Francis Ltd. 2013
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Online Access:http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09593330.2012.747037
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/49357