Ligno-Cellulose Composting: Case Study on Monitoring Oil Palm Residuals

Compost Science & Utilization, (2004), Vol. 12, No. 4, 372-382

Sloan Salètes (1), Fahri Arief Siregar (2), Jean-Pierre Caliman (1) and Tony Liwang (2)
1. CIRAD-CP - Programme Palmier, Montpelier, Cedex , France
2. SMART Research Institute, PT SMART Corporation, Pekanbaru, Indonesia

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Calculating the Reduction in Material Mass And Volume during Composting

Compost Science & Utilization, (2004), Vol. 12, No. 4, 365-371

Gary A. Breitenbeck (1) and David Schellinger (2)
1. Dept. of Agronomy and Environmental Management, LSU Agricultural Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
2. W. A. Callegari Center, LSU Agricultural Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

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Modeling Composting Rate as a Function of Temperature and Initial Moisture Content

Compost Science & Utilization, (2004), Vol. 12, No. 4, 356-364

K. Ekinci (1), H.M. Keener (2), F.C. Michel, Jr. (2) and D.L. Elwell (2)
1. Department of Agricultural Machinery, Faculty of Agriculture, Suleyman Demirel University, Isparta, Turkey
2. Department of Food, Agricultural, and Biological Engineering, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, The Ohio State University, Wooster, Ohio

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Nitrogen And Phosphorous Dynamics In Cocomposted Yard Trimmings And Broiler Litter

Compost Science & Utilization, (2004), Vol. 12, No. 4, 349-355

G.K. Felton (1), L.E. Carr (1), C. E. Prigge (2) and J.C. Bouwkamp (2)
1. Biological Resources Engineering Department, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland
2. Natural Resources Sciences and Landscape Architecture, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland

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Biological Assay for Compost Quality

Compost Science & Utilization, (2004), Vol. 12, No. 4, 342-348

Everett R. Emino and Phil R. Warman
Department of Environmental Sciences, Nova Scotia Agricultural College,
Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Degradation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Waste Wood

Compost Science & Utilization, (2004), Vol. 12, No. 4, 335-341

Christian Löser (1), Holm Ulbricht (2) and Heinz Seide (l) (2)
1. Dresden University of Technology, Institute of Food Technology and Bioprocess Engineering, Dresden, Germany
2. UFZ Centre for Environmental Research Leipzig-Halle, Department of Remediation Research, Leipzig, Germany

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Mass and Nutrient Losses During the Composting Of Dairy Manure Amended with Sawdust or Straw

Compost Science & Utilization, (2004), Vol. 12, No. 4, 323-334

Frederick C. Michel Jr., John A. Pecchia*, Jerome Rigot and Harold M. Keener
Department of Food, Agricultural, and Biological Engineering, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, The Ohio State University, Wooster, Ohio

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Heat Inactivation of E. coli During Manure Composting

Compost Science & Utilization, (2004), Vol. 12, No. 4, 314-322

Thomas F. Hess (1), Inga Grdzelishvili (1), Haiqing Sheng (2) and Carolyn J. Hovde (2)
1. Department of Biological & Agricultural Engineering, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho
2. Department of Microbiology, Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho

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Compost Effect on Greenhouse Cucumbers and Suppression of Plant Pathogen Fusarium Oxysporum

Compost Science & Utilization, (2004), Vol. 12, No. 4, 308-313

T. Kannangara (1), R.S. Utkhede (1) and B. Bactawar (2)
1. Pacific Agri-Food Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Agassiz, BC, Canada
2. B.C. Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Abbotsford, BC, Canada

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Suppression of Strawberry Root Disease with Animal Manure Composts

Compost Science & Utilization, (2004), Vol. 12, No. 4, 298-307

P.D. Millner (1), C.E. Ringer (1) and J.L. Maas (2)
1. Sustainable Agricultural Systems Laboratory, USDA-ARS, Beltsville, Maryland
2. Fruit Laboratory, USDA-ARS, Beltsville, Maryland

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CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS

Compost Science & Utilization, (2004), Vol. 12, No. 4, 296-297

Crop Response
Biosolids and composts as greenhouse potting mix and nursery container amendments
Investigators: R. Hummel, C. Cogger and A. Bary, Washington State University
Objectives: To evaluate composted dairy solids, composted biosolids and Class A biosolids blends as

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PERSPECTIVE

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Protecting Crops And Recycling Nutrients

THE FIRST THREE PAPERS in this issue of Compost Science & Utilization specifically address the role of compost as a nonchemical alternative to commercial pesticides and its significant impact on managing nutrients in feedstocks. Researchers from around the world provide CS&U readers with authoritative results and analyses that add to our understanding of the compost process.

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