Effectiveness of composts from decentralised composting scenarios to promote degraded soil restoration and R. officinalis drought resilience
Authors: Chiara De Carolis a, Anna Barra Caracciolo a,*, Cristina Alvarez-Alonso b, Maria Angeles Bustamante b, Paola Grenni a,c, Ludovica Rolando a, Alessandra Narciso a, Isabel Nogués d
Soil degradation and water scarcity affect crop productivity and ecosystem resilience. Biotechnological strategies based on organic waste valorisation offer promising tools for restoring soil fertility and increasing stress tolerance. This study evaluated the effectiveness of four composts produced under different decentralized composting schemes: community (CA), decentralized urban (SO), small-scale agrocomposting from poultry manure (UP), and medium-scale agrocomposting from olive pomace and pig manure (TO), in improving a degraded soil and enhancing rosemary tolerance to drought.
