Jatropha press cake as organic fertilizer in lettuce cultivation

ABSTRACT In biodiesel production, vegetable press cake is obtained as waste, and a suitable destination for jatropha press cake would be the use in agriculture as organic fertilizer. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of jatropha press cake on soil fertility attributes and on lettuce production...

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Main Authors: José R. Mantovani, Jéssica da S. Bernardes, Paulo R. C. Landgraf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Campina Grande
Series:Revista Brasileira de Engenharia Agrícola e Ambiental - Agriambi
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-43662016001201089&lng=en&tlng=en