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ArticleBMC plant biology2024

The proximate composition of vegetables enriched by incorporation of municipal solid waste into fertilizers and its impacts on environment and human health.

Asma Ashfaq, Zafar Iqbal Khan, Muhammad Arif, Ghulam Abbas, Toqeer Abbas, Mansour K Gatasheh, Shifa Shaffique, Anis Ali Shah

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Asma AshfaqDepartment of Botany, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan. asma.ashfaq@uos.edu.pk.
Zafar Iqbal KhanDepartment of Botany, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan.
Muhammad ArifDepartment of Animal Sciences, College of Agriculture, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Pakistan.
Ghulam AbbasDepartment of Biotechnology, University of Agriculture Dera Ismail Khan KP, Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan.
Toqeer AbbasDepartment of Botany, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan.
Mansour K GatashehDepartment of Biochemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O.Box 2455, 11451, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Shifa ShaffiqueCollege of Agriculture & Life Science, School of Applied Biosciences, Kyungpook National University, 80 Daehak-Ro, Buk-Gu, Daegu, 41566, Korea.
Anis Ali ShahDepartment of Botany, Division of Science and Technology, University of Education, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.

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Abstract

The recent over production of municipal solid waste (MSW) poses a significant threat to both the ecosystem and human health. Utilizing MSW for agricultural purposes has emerged as a promising strategy to reduce solid waste disposal while simultaneously increasing soil fertility. To explore this potential solution further, an experiment was designed to assess the impact of varying concentrations of MSW (25%, 50%, and 75%) on the proximate composition of 15 different vegetable species. The experiment, conducted between 2018 and 2019, involved treating soil with different levels of solid waste and analyzing the proximate components, such as crude protein, dry matter, crude fiber, crude fat, and moisture content, in the 15 selected crops. The results indicate that the application of 25% MSW significantly increased the levels of crude protein, crude fiber, dry matter, and fat in Spinacia oleracea, Solanum tuberosum, Solanum melongena, and Abelmoschus esculentus. Conversely, the addition of 75% MSW notably elevated the moisture and ash content in Cucumis sativus. Correlation and scatter matrix analyses were conducted to elucidate the relationships between the protein, fiber, dry matter, ash, and fat contents. Principal component analysis and clustering confirmed the substantial impact of Treatment_1 (25% MSW) and Treatment_3 (75% MSW) on the proximate composition of the aforementioned vegetables, leading to their categorization into distinct groups. Our study highlights the efficacy of using 25% MSW to enhance the proximate composition and nutritional value of vegetables. Nonetheless, further research is warranted to investigate the mineral, antioxidant, vitamin, and heavy metal contents in the soil over an extended period of MSW application.

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FertilizersSolid WasteVegetablesEnvironmentHumansRefuse DisposalSoilFertilizersSoilSolid WasteBiowasteContents of proximateEnvironmentSoil fertilityToxicity

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PMID39343905
PMCPMC11440887

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