Optimising nutrient potential from compost and irrigation with wastewater to meet crop nutritional requirements [PDF]
, 2013 Globally agricultural production is facing serious challenges to provide adequate food supply to meet a growing population. However, the reduced capacity of soil to support and sustain agricultural production as a result of soil fertility decline is ...
Chipula, Grivin
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Evaluation of factors affecting the quality of compost made by smallholder farmers in Malawi [PDF]
, 2007 In Malawian agriculture, the use of compost as a soil amendment has received much attention over the last few decades. Despite this, little is known about the commonly practiced composting systems in Malawi and their potential in mitigating soil ...
Nalivata, Patson Cleopus
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Organic waste - treatment options, opportunities and barriers [PDF]
, 2000 This thesis was submitted for the degree of Doctor of Engineering and awarded by Brunel University.There is approximately 14 million tonnes of biodegradable organic waste produced by households in the UK every year which must be treated or disposed of ...
Taylor, Gary Howard
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Critical evaluation of compost erosion control blankets (CECBs) against conventional best management practices (BMPs) for the prevention and control of soil erosion, nutrient loss and storm water runoff from engineered slopes under simulated UK conditions [PDF]
, 2010 In recent decades increasing attention has been dedicated to issues of sustainable land management. Soil is essential for a number of functions and services which are central to the sustainability of agro-ecosystems and the global economy ...
Mantovani, Dario
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THE COMPOST QUALITYAND lTS USED AS A GROWING MEmA [PDF]
Journal of Soil Sciences and Agricultural Engineering, 2005 Compost quality is very important when composted material is used as a growing media. In this study. six different Compost types were collected from Delta Bio-Tec Company, Nile Company and Mahmoud (2003) to determine the physical and chemical ...
H. A. Salem, E. K. Mahmoud
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Phytopathologia Mediterranea, 2014 Suppressive effects of different compost teas were evaluated against the phytopathogens P. capsici and P. parasitica, isolated from diseased plants from commercial sweet pepper farms in Almería (Spain), during 2011.
Francisco MARIN +7 more
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Effect of compost tea on the quality promotion of sweet corn (Zea mays var. Rugosa) in organic cultivation [PDF]
Journal of Horticulture and Postharvest ResearchPurpose: A field experiment was designed to determine the effects of compost tea on the quality parameters of sweet corn produced without the use of mineral fertilizers. Research method: This research was conducted in the Taraba State University Teaching
Tanko Bako, Iliyasu Ali, Junaid Aminu
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EFFECT OF MINERAL FERTILIZER INTEGRATION WITH ORGANIC MANURE ON GROWTH, YIELD AND QUALITY OF MAIZE (Zea mays l.) [PDF]
Journal of Soil Sciences and Agricultural Engineering, 2015 Two field experiments were conducted to evaluate the effect of integrated nutrients on growth, yield and quality of maize (Zea mays L.) c.v. single hybrid 30K8. Maize plants were grown in a sandy loam soil of El-kasasin (30º 33׳ 31״ N- 30° 56׳ 7״ E, elev.
A. Mohamed, Sahar Zakaria, Magda Ewais
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Applied Sciences, 2021 Microbial community composition and diversity of agricultural soils primarily depend on management practices. The application of compost on agricultural fields is known to increase soil fertility, which can also help to enhance agricultural productivity.
Sookjin Kim +6 more
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UTILiZATION OF AGRICULTURAL RESIDUES IS ENVIRONMENTAL AND AGRiCULTURAL NECESSITY: I. EVALUATION OF SOME SOURCES OF AGRICULTURAL RESIDUES TO USE AS SEEDBED MATERIAL [PDF]
Journal of Soil Sciences and Agricultural Engineering, 2006 The compost from some agricultural and industrial wastes was prepared by aerobic composting. All types of compost were tested for germination and growth of cucumber and tomato seeds in the treatments of 1) final product of compost, 2) compost mixed with ...
A. S. Mohammad, H. o. Sherif
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