ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Effect of Three Years’ Application of Biogas
Digestate and Mineral Waste to Soil
on Phytochemical Quality of Rapeseed
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Department of Herbology and Plant Cultivation Techniques, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Lublin, Poland
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Department of Food Engineering and Machines, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Lublin, Poland
Submission date: 2017-10-26
Final revision date: 2018-01-30
Acceptance date: 2018-02-05
Online publication date: 2018-09-14
Publication date: 2018-12-20
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Krzysztof Różyło
Department of Agricultural Ecology, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, ul. Akademicka 13, 20-950 Lublin, Poland
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2019;28(2):833-843
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Using waste for plant fertilization requires identifying and reducing any possible undesired effects.
The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of fertilization with biogas residue (BD) and mining
waste (carboniferous mudstone and clay rock from a coal mine – MS) on oilseed rape (OSR) health quality
of seeds in relation to conventional fertilization (NPK) and no fertilization. In the first and second years
of the study the highest seed and fat yield was obtained from the NPK treatment. However, in the third
year the highest yield was found using MS+BD. The lowest glucosinolate content was determined in
OSR seeds fertilized with MS in the second year. The ratio of omega-6/omega-3 FA varied in a narrow
range from 2.15 (NPK and MS) to 2.21 (BD and MS+BD). The most preferred form of fertilization
in reducing heavy metal bioaccumulation (BAI) in seeds was MS+BD and NPK. NPK fertilization
primarily reduced BAI of Zn, B, Mn, Cd, Co, and Fe, whereas MS+BD reduced BAI of Cu, Sr, Cr, Ba,
and Pb. Results suggest that the wastes evaluated can be an interesting alternative for conventional
fertilization in tested soil without the risk of a significant decrease in OSR quality.