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Use of composts made of biowaste and treated compost in organic potato production (Organic potatoes using compost)
Project
Project code: ML-Referat 304/EIP-Agri-Nr. 12
Contract period: 18.05.2016
- 15.02.2019
Budget: 508,007 Euro
Purpose of research: Applied research
Keywords: plant production and horticulture, fertilisation
The project “Use of composts made of biowaste and treated compost in organic potato production” takes place in the EIP-program with the intention to develop application-suggestions for the use of composts in organic potato-production. Bio-waste-composts should be established as a regular fertilizer in organic farming and farmers inhibition thresholds for the use of composts should be overcome. Within this project a network of composting plants should be organized, which can deliver high quality composts, that are compliant to the guidelines of organic farming. The project partners bring in their experience and their knowledge about composts and organic farming. On four involved farms, there will be conducted compost experiments in three successive years. Different variations of composts will be compared. The experiments should demonstrate the influence of the compost application on the yield and on the quality of the potatoes. A better understanding of the effects of compost applications on plants and soil should be generated. The results will be presented in annual compost-workshops. There will also be public relations on the to sensitize for the subject of compost-quality.
Section overview
Subjects
- Crop Production
- Soil science
- Organic Farming
Funding programme
Excutive institution
Competence Center of organic farming in Lower Saxony GmbH (KÖN)
