Abstract:A large amount of plant pruning waste occurs after annual care in banana production areas. This waste material contains significant amounts of organic substances and nutrients. In this study, banana waste compost (BWC) was applied to the soil both alone and in mixture with leonardite (LT) and vinasse compost (VC). Treatments include: control (CL), banana waste compost alone (BWC-2: 2 t da-1; BWC-4: 4 t da-1; BWC-8: 8 t da-1), leonardite alone (LT: the recommended application rate), leonardite with banana waste… Show more
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