Colombia : Composting with flower waste would allow obtaining better sunflower crops

After three cycles of 11 weeks, the natural period of sunflower cultivation, it was evidenced that the apparent density decreased, that is, that the soils had a greater capacity to absorb the fertilizer and its benefits. Ximena González Vidal. In the department of Cundinamarca, the sunflower is the protagonist of floriculture in this region, where it has a great economic projection; For this reason, researchers from the National University of Colombia UNAL undertook the task of finding a way for the soils to offer the best possible performance and found a viable and useful alternative in the residues of this industry. From stem, flower and root residues left over from the production of carnations (Dianthus spp.) and sunflower (Helianthus annuus), they made a compost and applied it to the soil in the sunflower crops. According to Eliana Carolina Cruz Muñoz, an agronomist who is a member of the research project, the application of this fertilizer was given in different doses to ...