Biomass production and nutrient accumulation of Sparganium emersum Rehm. after sediment treatment with mineral and organic fertilizers in three mesocosm experiments

Abstract

The response of the aquatic plant Sparganium emersum to different sediment nutrient levels was studied in three mesocosm experiments, to which articical NPK fertilizer or sledge form pig slurry were added.

Keywords

• Nutrient uptake
• Growth parameters
• Biomass
• NPK fertiliser
• Organic waste