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Abstract

Nowadays, modern agriculture looks for valid, sustainable, and green alternatives that are able to improve and maintain soil quality and fertility over time. Recycling organic waste as fertilizer is one of the strategies for sustainable production. Recently, the use of new products derived from compost, such as compost tea (CT), is increasing due to their positive effects on crops. This perspective wants to give an updated shot at the effect of compost tea in horticulture. In addition to the classification of compost tea, with a focus on production procedures and composition, the possible effects they have both on the control of phytopathogens in horticulture and the influence they can have on the content of bioactive molecules and nutrients were highlighted. It is interesting to note that compost teas can have an effect on the final content of micro and macronutrients, thus improving the nutritional qualities and also increasing the content of bioactive compounds that may play a role in maintaining and improving human health. The combined use of compost tea with other treatments is being explored as a promising and innovative direction.

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Title
Effect of Compost Tea in Horticulture
Author
Pilla, Niccolò 1 ; Tranchida-Lombardo, Valentina 2 ; Gabrielli, Paolo 1 ; Aguzzi, Altero 1 ; Caputo, Michele 2   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Lucarini, Massimo 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Durazzo, Alessandra 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Zaccardelli, Massimo 2 

 CREA-Research Centre for Food and Nutrition, Via Ardeatina 546, 00178 Rome, Italy[email protected] (M.L.) 
 CREA-Research Centre for Vegetable and Ornamental Crops, Via Cavalleggeri 25, 84098 Pontecagnano, Italy 
First page
984
Publication year
2023
Publication date
2023
Publisher
MDPI AG
e-ISSN
23117524
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2869353716
Copyright
© 2023 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.