THE POTENTIAL VALUE OF SILAGE EFFLUENT AS A FERTILIZER |
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Authors: | D. Purves P. McDonald |
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Affiliation: | School of Agriculture, Fdinburgh |
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Abstract: | Results of the analysis for dry-matter, nitrogen and major base content of 9 silage effluents obtained from farm silos and 3 effluents from experimental tower silos are presented. The mean values obtained for the principal plant nutrients in the 12 effluents examined were 0·19% N, 0·037% P and 0·38% K. The results indicate that effluents may be a useful source of plant nutrients, particularly when undiluted with rainwater, and that, in general, silage effluents appear to be superior to liquid manure in manurial value. |
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