Comparative analysis of different fertilization system types. Case study applied in Poland
Authors:
- Zygmunt Kowalski,
- Agnieszka Makara,
- Piotr Olczak
Abstract
In this study, we analyzed factors involved in pig manure fertilization systems for arable lands (30,000 ha) and five Polish pig farms, that produced approximately 240,000 t/year pig manure. Fertilizing component demands for N, P, K and Mg on Agrifarm Company farms and liquid manure doses were estimated, based on determination in soils N, P, K. Crops yields obtained were also presented. Finally, pig manure transfer and injection costs were assessed in terms of transport distances and soil demands for nutrients. Calculated manure doses were on average 46 m3/ha. Natural fertilizers covered on average 70% of the N demand, 77% of the P demand, and 102% of the K demand in tested soils. On average, 122,029 t/year of pig manure (51% of manure produced) was utilized for fertilization purposes, but only for cases when the distance between fertilized fields and pig farms was up to 10 km. Practically pig manure is stored six months per year, but having sufficiently large areas of arable fields, it is possible to use the whole amount of pig manure produced in whole year and stored six months, but these areas should be located nearby pig farms. The costs of pig manure transfer and injection into lands were assessed in terms of manure transport distances, and soil demands for nutrients. Results showed that manure fertilization at the transport distance of 29 km pig manure fertilization costs should be most advantageous and most real to implementation in agricultural practice and 52 km was maximum cut-off pig manure transport distance.
- Record ID
- CUTf6b3224b91fe49668ca41c6e5cc5500f
- Publication categories
- ;
- Author
- Journal series
- Environmental Engineering and Management Journal, ISSN 1582-9596, e-ISSN 1843-3707
- Issue year
- 2022
- Vol
- 21
- No
- 1
- Pages
- 29-39
- Other elements of collation
- mapy; tab.; wykr.; Bibliografia (na s.) - 37-39; Oznaczenie streszczenia - Abstr.; Numeracja w czasopiśmie - Vol. 21, No. 1
- Keywords in English
- livestock farming, manure fertilization, manure transfer, transport costs
- ASJC Classification
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- URL
- http://www.eemj.icpm.tuiasi.ro/issues/vol21/vol21no1.htm Opening in a new tab
- Language
- eng (en) English
- Score (nominal)
- 70
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- journalList
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- Publication indicators
- Additional fields
- Indeksowana w: Web of Science
- Uniform Resource Identifier
- https://cris.pk.edu.pl/info/article/CUTf6b3224b91fe49668ca41c6e5cc5500f/
- URN
urn:pkr-prod:CUTf6b3224b91fe49668ca41c6e5cc5500f
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