Contribution of Using Filter Cake and Vinasse as a Source of Nutrients for Sustainable Agriculture—A Review

Anelisa de Aquino Vidal Lacerda Soares (), Renato de Mello Prado, Rosemary Marques de Almeida Bertani, Ana Paula Rodrigues da Silva, Angélica Cristina Fernandes Deus, Cristiaini Kano and Fernanda de Paiva Badiz Furlaneto
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Anelisa de Aquino Vidal Lacerda Soares: Unidade Regional de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento de Bauru, Paulista Agency Agribusiness Technology (APTA), 40-40 Rodrigues Alves Avenue, Bauru 17034-285, SP, Brazil
Renato de Mello Prado: School of Agricultural and Veterinarian Sciences, San Paulo State University (UNESP), Via de Acesso Prof. Paulo Donato Castellane, Jaboticabal 14884-900, SP, Brazil
Rosemary Marques de Almeida Bertani: Unidade Regional de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento de Bauru, Paulista Agency Agribusiness Technology (APTA), 40-40 Rodrigues Alves Avenue, Bauru 17034-285, SP, Brazil
Ana Paula Rodrigues da Silva: Department of Forest Science, Soils and Environment, College of Agronomic Sciences, San Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu 18610-307, SP, Brazil
Angélica Cristina Fernandes Deus: Department of Plant Protection, Rural Engineering and Soils, San Paulo State University (UNESP), Monção Street 226, Ilha Solteira 15385-000, SP, Brazil
Cristiaini Kano: Embrapa Territorial, 303 Soldado Passarinho Avenue, Campinas 13070-115, SP, Brazil
Fernanda de Paiva Badiz Furlaneto: Unidade Regional de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento de Marília, Paulista Agency Agribusiness Technology (APTA), 81 Andrade Neves Street, Marília 17515-400, SP, Brazil

Sustainability, 2024, vol. 16, issue 13, 1-19

Abstract: The use of filter cake and vinasse in agriculture began in the 1970s and intensified in the 1990s. Currently, the Ukraine war and the high value of fertilizers have created opportunities for fertilization programs in agricultural systems with sustainable goals. This review presents updated data (1988–2024) and a discussion on the potential agricultural use of filter cake and vinasse and indicates the current progress of research on this subject in addition to future prospects. Filter cake stands out due to the formulation of organomineral fertilizers with direct application of composted or fresh forms, favoring the agronomic efficiency of phosphorus. The use of vinasse in fertigation is feasible and replaces potassium mineral fertilizers and other nutrients following an organic matrix. Future perspectives point to the agricultural use of filter cake and vinasse on a sustainable basis from different approaches. The aim is to potentiate their benefits in the soil-plant-atmosphere system. It is noteworthy that filter cake or vinasse, when combined with growth-promoting bacteria in irrigated crops, can nullify the negative effects of climate change due to increased productivity and, at the same time, meet the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. This contributes to facing global challenges related to food security by recycling nutrients for agriculture and generating clean bioenergy from sugarcane biomass.

Keywords: sugarcane; agro-industrial waste; organomineral fertilizers (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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