Database research record2018·Cuba (Camagüey)
Evaluation of effect of human urine fertilizer in the cultivation of corn in Camagüey
Dania de la Caridad González Gort, Arelys Valido Tomés, Roberto Vázquez Montes de
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A study on "The New Hope" farm in Camagüey, Cuba, evaluated human urine as a fertilizer for corn cultivation under family farming conditions. Family-collected human urine, stored for six months and applied in dilution, was compared to a mineral fertilizer and an unfertilized control using a randomized block design with 18 sample plants per treatment. Results showed that human urine yielded equivalent results to mineral fertilization, with no significant differences, but both differed from the unfertilized treatment, concluding that urine is an economic alternative for family farming.