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Biowaste in a circular bioeconomy in Mediterranean area: A case study of compost and vermicompost as growing substrates alternative to peat

Alessandro AgnelloKestutis NavickasCarlo GrecoGiulia La PlacaMichele Massimo Mammano

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Mediterranean climatePeatRenewable Energy Sustainability and the EnvironmentCompostbusiness.industryStrategy and ManagementSalvia officinalisSettore AGR/09 - Meccanica AgrariaManagement Monitoring Policy and LawDevelopmentengineering.materialfood.foodfoodAgronomyAgriculturesustainable bio-waste management nutraceutical and healthy plants circular bioeconomy sustainable peat alternative growing media compost vermicompostGreenhouse gasengineeringMediterranean areaEnvironmental sciencebusinessVermicompost

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European policies are advocating a transition toward circular bio-economy, an economy aiming at reducing the dependence from fossil-based resources, limiting greenhouse gas emissions and environmental impacts. The aim of this paper is to assess the potential for circularity for bio-waste and related by-products, to highlight the role of compost and vermicompost in the circular bioeconomy and their use in the agricultural sector. Three different substrates were tested in the soilless cultivation of Salvia officinalis, a Mediterranean nutraceutical and healthy plant: vermicompost (40%), compost (40%) and peat (100%). The average values of the main biometric parameters were calculated and compared. Compost and vermicompost can be considered as sustainable peat alternative growing substrates.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2020-01-01RIVISTA DI STUDI SULLA SOSTENIBILITA'
https://doi.org/10.3280/riss2019-002-s1022