| Title | Use of human urine fertilizer in cabbage |
| Publication Type | Miscellaneous |
| Authors | Pradhan, S, Sjöblom, A, Holopainen, J, Heinonen-Tanski, H |
| Pagination | 13 p.; 7 tab.; 2 fig. |
| Date Published | 2012-01-01 ? |
| Publisher | S.n. |
| Place Published | S.l. |
| Keywords | fertilizers, finland, nitrogen, sanitation, urine treatment |
| Abstract | Human urine was used as fertilizer in cabbage (Brassica campestris L.) var. Castello F1 and compared with industrial and none fertilized for outdoor cultivation in Kuopio, Finland. Human urine showed better fertilizer value than industrial fertilizer. Nutrient contents were lower in used urine due to diluted with flush water and some indicator pathogens (enterococci, clostradium and coliphages ATCC 13706 and ATCC 15597) were detected. Growth rate, total biomass, commercial biomass, nitrate, nitrite and chloride were slightly higher in urine fertilized cabbages than industrial fertilized but clearly differ with none fertilized. Insect damage was comparatively lower in urine fertilized than industrial fertilized but higher than none fertilized. Microbiological quality of urine fertilized cabbages and its sauerkraut was similar with others. In the taste assessment, 10 out of 20 tasters could recognize the taste of sauerkraut made from urine or industrial fertilized cabbage but they did not prefer any particular, since all the sauerkrauts were equally tastier. [authors abstract] |
| Notes | With 30 references |
| Custom 1 | 272.0 |
