Effects of Biosolids Application on Pasture and Grape Vines in South-Eastern Australia

Table 3

Treatments, application rates (in terms of Nitrogen Limiting Biosolids Application Rate (NLBAR) and mass (dry tonnes/ha)) and source of biosolids used in trials at Pakenham and Mildura.

		Pakenham		Mildura
Treatment plot number	NLBAR^a	South East Water	Yarra Valley Water	Lower Murray Water
1 (control)	0	0	0	0
2	0.5	25^b	29	9.5
3	1.0	51	57	19
4	1.5	77	86	28
5	3.0	150	170	57
6	4.5	230	260	85
7	1.5^c	NA^d	NA	28
8		Inorganic fertiliser treatment		NA

^aNLBAR: Nitrogen Limiting Biosolids Application Rate.
^bApplication Rate (t/ha)
^cAnnual application of biosolids.
^dNA: Not applicable.