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The Crete agricultural work investigated the recovery of bioactive material from faba bean residues. Laboratory extraction showed potential, but the cost of a separate extraction route created a barrier to practical application. The pilot consequently developed direct incorporation of the biomass into the field before tomato cultivation.
The selected approach uses shredding and ploughing and is tested through three field conditions: a control, incorporation at flowering and incorporation after harvest. This connects route selection with an experimental comparison and a cultivation protocol. The experience shows how processing cost can change the preferred circular pathway while retaining the objective of using the residue's agricultural value.
A promising laboratory route did not by itself establish a feasible production and delivery model.
The practical cultivation route was revised towards direct shredding and soil incorporation of faba-bean biomass in comparative tomato trials.
The work established a direct-use green-manure route and an initial cultivation protocol for comparative field trials.