Microbial Recolonization of Compost After Peak Heating Needed for the Rapid Development of Damping-Off Suppression

Compost Science & Utilization, (2005), Vol. 13, No. 1, 65-71
Steven J. Scheuerell (1) and Walter F. Mahaffee (2)
1. Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon
2. USDA-ARS Horticulture Crops Research Laboratory, Corvallis, Oregon

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Heavy Metal Accumulation in a Sandy Soil and in Pepper Fruit Following Long-term Application Of Organic Amendments

Compost Science & Utilization, (2005), Vol. 13, No. 1, 60-64

Monica Ozores-Hampton, Philip A. Stansly and Thomas A. Obreza
University of Florida, IFAS, Southwest Florida Research and Education, Immokalee, Florida

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An Evaluation of Degradable Polyethylene (PE) Sacks In Open Windrow Composting

Compost Science & Utilization, (2005), Vol. 13, No. 1, 50-59

Georgina Davis (1), Hugh Bulson (2), David Harrison (3) and Eric Billett (3)
1. Water and Environmental Management, Bristol University, United Kingdom
2. The Organic Resource Agency, MHSP, Malvern, United Kingdom
3. Design Department, Brunel University, Runnymede, Surrey, United Kingdom

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Compost Amendments Decrease Verticillium dahliae Infection on Potato

Compost Science & Utilization, (2005), Vol. 13, No. 1, 43-49

James A. Entry (1), Carl A. Strausbaugh (2) and R. E. Sojka (3)
1. USDA Agricultural Research Service, Northwest Irrigation and Soils Research Laboratory, Kimberly, Idaho
2. University of Idaho, Research and Extension Center, Kimberly, Idaho
3. USDA Agricultural Research Service, Northwest Irrigation and Soils Research Laboratory, Kimberly, Idaho

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Mesophilic Composting of Arctic Char Manure

Compost Science & Utilization, (2005), Vol. 13, No. 1, 34-42

Paul R. Adler* (1) and Lawrence J. Sikora (2)
1. National Center for Cool and Cold Water Aquaculture,
United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Kearneysville, West Virginia

2. Animal Manure and By-products Laboratory, United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural
Research Service, Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, Beltsville, Maryland

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Effect of Inoculum Standardization on Community Level Physiological Profiles

Compost Science & Utilization, (2005), Vol. 13, No. 1, 27-33

Claudio Mondini (1) and Heribert Insam (2)
1. CRA-Experimental Institute for Plant Nutrition, Division of Gorizia, Gorizia, Italy
2. Institute of Microbiology, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria

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Gaseous Emissions from Composting Bark/Manure Mixtures

Compost Science & Utilization, (2005), Vol. 13, No. 1, 14-26

P. Morand (1), G. Peres (1), P. Robin (2), H. Yulipriyanto (1) and S. Baron (1)
1. UMR 6553, CNRS/Université de Rennes I, Paimpont, France
2. UMR SAS, INRA/ENSAR, Rennes, Cedex, France

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Composting vs. Vermicomposting: A Comparison of End Product Quality

Compost Science & Utilization, (2005), Vol. 13, No. 1, 6-13

C. Tognetti (1), F. Laos (1), M.J. Mazzarino (2) and M.T. Hernández (3)
1. CRUB- Universidad Nacional del Comahue, Bariloche, Argentina
2. CONICET, Argentina
3. CEBAS- CSIC, Murcia, Spain

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CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS

CSU Winter, 2005, Vol. 13, No. 1, p. 4

CROP RESPONSE
Enhancement Of Vegetable Crop Growth With Biosolids And Yard Waste Compost
Investigators: J.J. Heitholt and J.J. Sloan, Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, Dallas, Texas
Objectives: To quantify growth of vegetable crops grown in north Texas on a calcareous soil treated with biosolids and municipal compost over a two-year period. Yield increases were most likely due to increased N, P and trace nutrients supplied by organic treatments.

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PERSPECTIVE

CSU Winter, 2005, Vol. 13, No. 1, p. 3

FROM VERMICOMPOSTING TO MICROBIAL RECOLONIZATION
THE FULL RANGE of research studies into the many areas of composting has been well apparent to readers of Compost Science & Utilization since it began publication in 1993. This Winter 2005 issue provides another example on this continuum.

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