Aarhus Universitets segl

Vegetable production using pretreated waste as fertiliser - testing biochar, biogas fibre and meat and bone meal

Main subject area: Agronomic performance of major crops and their phosphorous and nitrogen nutrition after fertilisation with pretreated organic waste

Short project description

To recycle organic wastes as fertilisers to high-value food crops a major field trial is conducted at AU-Auning with onion, corn and faba bean. The aim is to investigate the fertiliser efficiency of pretreated and untreated waste products of biochar, biogas fibre and meat and bone meal. The study will focus on crop growth and uptake of phosphorous and nitrogen as well as crop yields.

Project start

Any time

Physical location of project and students work

Department of Food Science, Agro Food Park 48, 8200 Aarhus N

Extent and type of project

30 ECTS: Theoretical thesis based on literature studies and/or analysis of issued and edited data sets.

45 ECTS: Experimental theses in which the student is responsible for collection and analysis of his/her own original data

60 ECTS: Experimental theses in which the student is responsible for planning, trial design and collection and analysis of his/her own original data

Additional information

The study will be conducted in the frame of the KlimGødFød project ‘Nye gødninger fra klima-effektiv recirkulering af fosfor og kvælstof til grønne fødevarer’ in collaboration with major Danish agricultural and energy companies.