Possibilities for the Use of Wood Ashes in Agriculture

• Autorzy: Symanowicz B. , Becher M. , Jaremko D. , Skwarek K.

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.12911/22998993/86156

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The aim of the study was to determine the agricultural usefulness of the ashes obtained following the combustion of wood of fourteen tree species (pear tree, apple tree, aspen, ash, alder, birch, poplar, hornbeam, pine, common walnut, oak, hazel, bird cherry and spruce) in home fireplaces. The following physical properties of the ashes were determined: colour, solubility, porosity, absorbability, compression strength, degree of fineness, moisture content and spreadability. In the ashes obtained from the combustion of wood in a fireplace furnace, the following parameters were determined: pH _H2O, pH_KCl (1 mole dm^-3 KCl), pHCa_Cl2 (0.01 mole dm^-3 CaCl₂) and total alkalinity in terms of the suitability of ashes as a liming agent. The contents of C_tot. and N_tot. were determined with a CHNS/O elemental analyser by Perkin-Elmer and the contents of other elements (macronutrients and heavy metals) were specified using the method of atomic emission spectrometry with inductively coupled plasma ICP-AES. Wood ashes are a source of macronutrients for plants. Their contents can be presented in the following series of decreasing values: Ca > C > K > Mg > P > S > N. Out of 1 t of wood ash, approx. 160 kg C, 6 kg N, 20 kg P, 98 kg K, 302 kg Ca, 39 kg Mg and 18 kg S can be introduced into the soil. The content of heavy metals in the analysed ashes was low, and exceeded the acceptable standards for their content in waste materials intended for liming soils. The analysed ashes exhibit good physical and chemical properties. They can be suitable for use in agriculture as a liming agent to be applied on medium and heavy soils.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

wood ashes; pH; total alkalinity; macronutrients; heavy metals

• Wydawca: Polskie Towarzystwo Inżynierii Ekologicznej ; Lublin University of Technology
• Czasopismo: Journal of Ecological Engineering
• Rocznik: 2018
• Tom: Vol. 19, nr 3
• Strony: 191--196
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 32 poz., tab., rys.

Twórcy

autor

Symanowicz B.

• Siedlce University of Natural Sciences and Humanities, Faculty of Natural Science, Agronomy Institute, Soil Science and Plant Nutrition Department, Prusa 14, 08-110 Siedlce, Poland

autor

Becher M.

• Siedlce University of Natural Sciences and Humanities, Faculty of Natural Science, Agronomy Institute, Soil Science and Plant Nutrition Department, Prusa 14, 08-110 Siedlce, Poland

autor

Jaremko D.

• Siedlce University of Natural Sciences and Humanities, Faculty of Natural Science, Agronomy Institute, Soil Science and Plant Nutrition Department, Prusa 14, 08-110 Siedlce, Poland

autor

Skwarek K.

• Doctoral studies, Siedlce University of Natural Sciences and Humanities, Faculty of Natural Science, Poland

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Uwagi

PL

Opracowanie rekordu w ramach umowy 509/P-DUN/2018 ze środków MNiSW przeznaczonych na działalność upowszechniającą naukę (2018).