Rogelio Nogales Vargas-Machuca

Dr. Rogelio Nogales Vargas-Machuca

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Academic Career Length

42Years (1985-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

Representative Publications

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1 March 1998 in Bioresource Technology
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CEC. Elvira
C. Elvira
LSL. Sampedro
L. Sampedro
Emilio BenitezEmilio Benitez
Emilio Benitez
RVRogelio Nogales Vargas-Machuca
Rogelio Nogales Vargas-Machuca

1 March 1999 in Bioresource Technology
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Emilio BenitezEmilio Benitez
Emilio Benitez
RVRogelio Nogales Vargas-Machuca
Rogelio Nogales Vargas-Machuca
CEC. Elvira
C. Elvira
GMG. Masciandaro
G. Masciandaro
BCB. Ceccanti
B. Ceccanti

1 January 1987 in Biological Wastes
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FGF. Gallardo-Lara
F. Gallardo-Lara
RVRogelio Nogales Vargas-Machuca
Rogelio Nogales Vargas-Machuca

1 May 2005 in Bioresource Technology
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Emilio BenitezEmilio Benitez
Emilio Benitez
HSH. Sainz
H. Sainz
RVRogelio Nogales Vargas-Machuca
Rogelio Nogales Vargas-Machuca

1 July 2005 in Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part B
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RVRogelio Nogales Vargas-Machuca
Rogelio Nogales Vargas-Machuca
CCCelia Cifuentes
Celia Cifuentes
Emilio BenitezEmilio Benitez
Emilio Benitez
In Mediterranean countries, millions of tons of wastes from viticulture and winery industries are produced every year. This study describes the ability of the earthworm Eisenia andrei to compost different winery wastes (spent grape marc, vinasse biosolids, lees cakes, and vine shoots) into valuable agricultural products. The evolution of earthworm biomass and enzyme activities was tracked for 16 weeks of vermicomposting, on a laboratory scale. Increases in earthworm biomass for all winery wastes proved lower than in manure. Changes in hydrolytic enzymes and overall microbial activities during the vermicomposting process indicated the biodegradation of the winery wastes. Vermicomposting improved the agronomic value of the winery wastes by reducing the C:N ratio, conductivity and phytotoxicity, while increasing the humic materials, nutrient contents, and pH in all cases. Thus, winery wastes show potential as raw substrates in vermicomposting, although further research is needed to evaluate the feasibility of such wastes in large-scale vermicomposting systems.

1 May 2007 in Geoderma
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ETEsperanza Romero Taboada
Esperanza Romero Taboada
CPCésar Plaza
César Plaza
NSNicola Senesi
Nicola Senesi
RVRogelio Nogales Vargas-Machuca
Rogelio Nogales Vargas-Machuca
APAlfredo Polo
Alfredo Polo