The Impact of Organic Fertilizer Produced with Vegetable Residues in Lettuce (<i>Lactuca sativa </i>L.) Cultivation and Antioxidant Activity

The Impact of Organic Fertilizer Produced with Vegetable Residues in Lettuce (<i>Lactuca sativa </i>L.) Cultivation and Antioxidant Activity

Large amounts of organic waste are produced worldwide. This work aims to evaluate the influence of organic fertilizers, onion peel flour (OPF) and fruit and vegetable flour (FVF) on lettuce cultivation. Lettuce seeds were planted in pure soil (P), P with 10% OPF, and P with 3% FVF. Soil and lettuce...

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Main Authors: Tamara Righetti Tupini Cavalheiro, Raquel de Oliveira Alcoforado, Vinicius Soares de Abreu Silva, Pedro Paulo Saldanha Coimbra, Nathânia de Sá Mendes, Elisa D´avila Costa Cavalcanti, Diogo de Azevedo Jurelevicius, Édira Castello Branco de Andrade Gonçalves
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-12-01
Series:Sustainability
Subjects:
plant waste
lettuce
total phenolic content
ABTS
FRAP
ORAC
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/1/128

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