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Co-composting of fresh tobacco leaves and soil: an exploration on the utilization of fresh tobacco waste in farmland

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A large amount of fresh tobacco waste with high water content are produced in farmland, and it may cause environmental pollution if it is not properly treated. The fresh tobacco waste is not easily collected and transported, resulting in its centralized treatment is expensive. This study is to clarify whether it is feasible to treat fresh tobacco wastes by co-composting of them and soil in farmland and applied the obtained compost product into the soil instead of a part of tobacco-specific fertilizer. The results showed that, compared with that in original soil, the relative abundance of Pseudomonas, Azotobacter, and Coprinus of the co-composted products increased by roughly 244%, 323%, and 675%, respectively, and effective nitrogen and available potassium increased by roughly 157% and 132%, respectively. In addition, the nicotine content in co-composted products decreased dramatically compared with the discarded tobacco leaves. The application of the co-composted products and 20% fertilizer amount (15 g/plant) (YD5) exhibited the highest relative abundance of beneficial microbial communities in the soil and the best growth of tobacco plants. The co-composting of fresh tobacco waste and soil in farmland is an effective measure to treat the fresh tobacco waste, and its products increased beneficial microorganisms and stimulate the growth of tobacco plants by replacing an amount of the fertilizer.

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The authors acknowledge the Hunan Agricultural University, Enshi Tobacco Company of Hubei Province Corporation, and the Hubei Minzu University, for assisting in this study.

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This work was supported by the Project of China National Tobacco Corporation Hubei Province Company (027Y2018-027, 027Y2021-026), Key Project of China National Tobacco Corporation (110201902005), and Doctoral research start-up fund of Hubei Minzu University (MD2020B026).

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    Huihui Di & Xiaohua Deng

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    Huihui Di, Rui Wang, Xiaohong Ren & Jianqiang Deng

  3. Hubei Key Laboratory of Biological Resources Protection and Utilization, Hubei Minzu University, Enshi, 445000, China

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Xiaohua Deng, Huihui Di, Rui Wang, and Xiaohong Ren designed the experiment; Huihui Di and Jianqiang Deng performed the experiment and data curation; Huihui Di and Guijun Bu analyzed and interpreted the data; Huihui Di and Xiaohua Deng wrote and revised the paper. The authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.

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Di, ., Wang, R., Ren, X. et al. Co-composting of fresh tobacco leaves and soil: an exploration on the utilization of fresh tobacco waste in farmland. Environ Sci Pollut Res 29, 8191–8204 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-021-16189-z

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