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A concentrated depotassified beet vinasse was mixed with each of ten solid agricultural residues. The ten mixtures were composted for 7 months. The composts obtained after this period were used to fertilize a cotton crop. A mineral treatment was used for comparison and a treatment without fertilization was used as control. The nitrate content of petiole determined before the first top dressing revealed significant differences between treatments. All treatments produced higher yields than the control. Analysis of fibre quality did not show significant differences between treatments.
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Madejon, E., Diaz, M.J., Lopez, R. et al. Cotton fertilization with composts of (sugarbeet) vinasse and agricultural residues. Fertilizer Research 43, 179–182 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00747699
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