Sustainable Use of Citrus Waste as Organic Amendment in Orange Orchards

Simona Consoli, Cinzia Caggia, Nunziatina Russo, Cinzia Lucia Randazzo, Alberto Continella, Giulia Modica, Santa Olga Cacciola, Luigi Faino, Massimo Reverberi, Andrea Baglieri, Ivana Puglisi, Mirco Milani (), Giuseppe Longo Minnolo and Salvatore Barbagallo
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Simona Consoli: Dipartimento di Agricoltura, Alimentazione e Ambiente (Di3A), Università degli Studi di Catania, 95129 Catania, Italy
Cinzia Caggia: Dipartimento di Agricoltura, Alimentazione e Ambiente (Di3A), Università degli Studi di Catania, 95129 Catania, Italy
Nunziatina Russo: Dipartimento di Agricoltura, Alimentazione e Ambiente (Di3A), Università degli Studi di Catania, 95129 Catania, Italy
Cinzia Lucia Randazzo: Dipartimento di Agricoltura, Alimentazione e Ambiente (Di3A), Università degli Studi di Catania, 95129 Catania, Italy
Alberto Continella: Dipartimento di Agricoltura, Alimentazione e Ambiente (Di3A), Università degli Studi di Catania, 95129 Catania, Italy
Giulia Modica: Dipartimento di Agricoltura, Alimentazione e Ambiente (Di3A), Università degli Studi di Catania, 95129 Catania, Italy
Santa Olga Cacciola: Dipartimento di Agricoltura, Alimentazione e Ambiente (Di3A), Università degli Studi di Catania, 95129 Catania, Italy
Luigi Faino: Department of Environmental Biology, Sapienza University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy
Massimo Reverberi: Department of Environmental Biology, Sapienza University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy
Andrea Baglieri: Dipartimento di Agricoltura, Alimentazione e Ambiente (Di3A), Università degli Studi di Catania, 95129 Catania, Italy
Ivana Puglisi: Dipartimento di Agricoltura, Alimentazione e Ambiente (Di3A), Università degli Studi di Catania, 95129 Catania, Italy
Mirco Milani: Dipartimento di Agricoltura, Alimentazione e Ambiente (Di3A), Università degli Studi di Catania, 95129 Catania, Italy
Giuseppe Longo Minnolo: Dipartimento di Agricoltura, Alimentazione e Ambiente (Di3A), Università degli Studi di Catania, 95129 Catania, Italy
Salvatore Barbagallo: Dipartimento di Agricoltura, Alimentazione e Ambiente (Di3A), Università degli Studi di Catania, 95129 Catania, Italy

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 3, 1-22

Abstract: The use of citrus waste (peel, CW) as organic fertilizer was investigated on soil microbiota and on soil physico-chemical and hydraulic characteristics. The biotic components on CW and the effect on nutritional status, leaf chlorophyll content, fruit set and production of “Tarocco” orange trees were also identified. The citrus waste was supplied to an experimental orchard at different doses: 45 kg m −2 (with and without Ca(OH) 2 addition) and 90 kg m −2 . The study was conducted in three consecutive years (2015–2017) on 20-year old orange trees at the experimental farm of the University of Catania (Italy). The main results of the study confirm that the use of CW as a biofertilizer offers a great opportunity for sustainable sweet orange production.

Keywords: orange orchards; biofertilizer; organic waste management; soil physics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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