Industrial wastes, especially of organic origin, have
a high potential for agricultural use. In Turkey, Ku¨tu¨k
et al.investigated the effects of beer factory sludge
on soil properties and sugar beet growth. Increasing
doses of brewery sludge has a significant effect on the
vegetative growth of sugar beet plants. The best
application level seems to be 10 ton/ha considering root
development, this being the economic part of the sugar
plant