A novel organic fertilizer from brewery waste

Nutrienvisus Technologies Inc.该公司将与昆特伦理工大学可持续园艺研究所（ISH）合作开展一期项目，以测试该公司的有机认证（OMRI）肥料Enviotin，该肥料是通过一种从啤酒厂废物中捕获营养的新技术开发的。这种新的有机肥料与堆肥和粪肥不同，它是以蛋白质为基础的，含有更高水平的氮。蛋白质来源的氮最近已被证明是生物可利用的植物，以支持生长，并导致较低的氮从土壤中流失。这将有助于保护环境免受硝酸盐污染。此外，氮源在批次之间是稳定的，这不是粪肥和堆肥源的特征。目前的项目将进行种植试验，以确定最佳的Enviotin率和频率，以支持花卉和蔬菜作物。这将为Nutrienvisos提供有价值的信息，以便向市场推荐他们的产品。我们还将确定每种作物和肥料处理中硝酸盐和蛋白质的损失，因为预计蛋白质将保持氮直到作物使用。 最后，由于这是一种天然生物肥料，我们将测量其对土壤呼吸的影响，这是一种微生物群落活动的指标，可以为土壤和作物提供生物效益，包括溶解养分。该公司将受益于获得园艺专业知识在KPU，因为他们进入市场与他们的第一个有机土壤改良剂产品。新产品将有助于解决我们地区以及国内和国际上不断扩大的行业对有机肥料的需求。KPU将受益于扩大其与当地工业合作的能力，并在对我们地区具有高价值的应用研究领域培训员工。园艺专业的学生将受益于学习新的“绿色”产品，这些产品将被他们未来的雇主使用，保护环境，一名学生将获得应用研究的经验。

Nutrienvisus Technologies Inc. will partner with The Institute for Sustainable Horticulture (ISH) at Kwantlen Polytechnic University for a Phase I project to test the company's organically certified (OMRI) fertilizer, Enviotin, developed by a novel nutrient-capture technology from brewery waste. The new organic fertilizer is unlike composts and manures in that is protein-based and contains a higher level of nitrogen. Protein sources of nitrogen have recently been shown to be bioavailable to plants to support growth and result in lower N loss from soils. This will help protect the environment from polluting nitrates. In addition, the nitrogen source is stable between batches, which is not characteristic of manure and compost sources. The current project will conduct a grow trial to determine the best Enviotin rate and frequency to support both floral and vegetable crops. This will give Nutrienvisus valuable information for recommending their product to the market. We will also determine loss of nitrate and protein from each crop and fertilizer treatment as it is expected that protein will hold nitrogen until used by the crop. Finally, because this is a natural biofertilizer, we will measure its effect on the soil respiration, an indicator of microbial community activity which can provide biological benefits to soil and crop including solubilizing nutrients. The company will benefit from access to horticultural expertise at KPU as they enter the market with their first organic soil amendment product. The new product will help to address the demand for organic fertilizers by an expanding industry in our region as well as nationally and internationally. KPU will benefit from expanding its ability to work with local industry, and training staff in an area of applied research of high value to our region. Horticulture students will benefit from learning about new "green" products which will be used by their future employers, protect the environment, and one student will gain experience with applied research.