<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The study evaluates granulated coffee grounds use as an additive to soil. Specific physico-chemical and functional properties of soil that enable assessment of its fertility and that have a possible impact on plants growth and development were analysed. The research proved that granulated coffee grounds added to soil increase sorption properties and decrease pH of the soil solution. Moreover, the increase of the phenol compounds that decreased the germination ability and reduced the length of roots of a test plant, namely winter wheat, was reported.</p></abstract>

The study evaluates granulated coffee grounds use as an additive to soil. Specific physico-chemical and functional properties of soil that enable assessment of its fertility and that have a possible impact on plants growth and development were analysed. The research proved that granulated coffee grounds added to soil increase sorption properties and decrease pH of the soil solution. Moreover, the increase of the phenol compounds that decreased the germination ability and reduced the length of roots of a test plant, namely winter wheat, was reported.

Granulated Coffe Grounds Effect on Selected Physico-chemical and Functional Properties of Soil

Department of Agri-Food Engineering and Environmental Management

Agricultural Engineering

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The study evaluates granulated coffee grounds use as an additive to soil. Specific physico-chemical and functional properties of soil that enable assessment of...

Granulated Coffe Grounds Effect on Selected Physico-chemical and Functional Properties of Soil

Publicado en línea: 21 dic 2017

Páginas: 73 - 81

Recibido: 01 ago 2017

Aceptado: 01 oct 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/agriceng-2017-0038

Palabras clave
biowaste, soil additions, granulated coffee grounds, soil

© 2017 Jolanta Piekut et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Granulated Coffe Grounds Effect on Selected Physico-chemical and Functional Properties of Soil

Publicado en línea: 21 dic 2017

Páginas: 73 - 81

Recibido: 01 ago 2017

Aceptado: 01 oct 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/agriceng-2017-0038

Palabras clavebiowaste, soil additions, granulated coffee grounds, soil

© 2017 Jolanta Piekut et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Palabras clave
biowaste, soil additions, granulated coffee grounds, soil