Effects of digestate on soil properties

Digestate is a very complex material therefore its using has effect on the wide range of physical, chemical and biological properties of the soil, depending on the soil types (Makadi et al., 2008). The recycled organic wastes are suitable for contribution to maintain the soil nutrient levels and soil fertility (Tambone et al., 2007). Among the organic amendments the ratio of liquid digestate in the agriculture is known to be around of 10%. It can be applied as

a fertilizer, but it could be appropriate as a soil quality amendment (Schleiss and Barth, 2008). Comparing to the other organic materials, the amendment properties rank sequentially as compost ~ digestate > digested sludge >> ingestate, on the bases of OM degradability (Tambone et al., 2010).