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Liming Effect of Mussel Shell (Mytilus galloprovincialis) Waste on High Acidic Soil

Alexios Lolas
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Aikaterini Molla
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Konstantinos Georgiou
,
Chrisoula Apostologamvrou
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Alexandra Petrotou
,
Konstantinos Skordas
,
Dimitrios Vafidis
Version 1 : Received: 13 December 2023 / Approved: 14 December 2023 / Online: 14 December 2023 (08:56:13 CET)

How to cite: Lolas, A.; Molla, A.; Georgiou, K.; Apostologamvrou, C.; Petrotou, A.; Skordas, K.; Vafidis, D. Liming Effect of Mussel Shell (Mytilus galloprovincialis) Waste on High Acidic Soil. Preprints 2023, 2023121074. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202312.1074.v1 Lolas, A.; Molla, A.; Georgiou, K.; Apostologamvrou, C.; Petrotou, A.; Skordas, K.; Vafidis, D. Liming Effect of Mussel Shell (Mytilus galloprovincialis) Waste on High Acidic Soil. Preprints 2023, 2023121074. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202312.1074.v1

Abstract

Aquaculture by-products can be compromised an important liming material of increasing soil pH and soil fertility. The aim of this research was to assess the effect of mussel shells on soil pH, on organic matter and on soil nutrients. In this study a pot experiment was carried out at the De-partment of Ichthyology and Aquatic Environment (University of Thessaly, Greece). A acidic soil (pH 4.26) amended with 6 different proportions of mussel shell (0.0, 0.1, 0.3, 0.5, 1, 3 and 6%) in two different grain sizes (Fine powder (>1 mm) and Coarse powder (1-2 mm)), resulting in 13 treatments. According to the results, it was observed that pH, organic matter, Available P and Exchangeable K increased. Specifically, the highest pH values observed at 6% rate. Available P and Exchangeable K achieved the highest content at 6% Fine powder treatment, 46.2 and 190.1 mg kg-1, respectively. Similarly, organic matter had the highest value in 6% Fine powder pots (2.27%). Moreover, Total N concentration varied from 0.11 to 0.14 but no statistically significant different was noticed between the treatments. In conclusion, mussel shells can compose a promising liming material in the agriculture section.

Keywords

recycle; cyclic economy; waste management; pH; soil improvement; acidic soil

Subject

Biology and Life Sciences, Agricultural Science and Agronomy

Copyright: This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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