Chemical Amendments and Process Controls To Reduce Ammonia Volatilization

Compost Science & Utilization, (2005), Vol. 13, No. 2, 141-149

Richard T. Koenig (1), Matt D. Palmer (2), F. Dean Miner, Jr. (2), Bruce E. Miller (3) and John D. Harrison (3)

1. Crop and Soil Sciences Department, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington
2. Cooperative Extension, Utah State University, Logan, Utah
3. Agriculture Systems Technology and Education Department, Utah State University, Logan, Utah

Treatment of Poultry Mortalities on Poultry Farms

Compost Science & Utilization, (2005), Vol. 13, No. 2, 136-140

J. L. González and M. Sánchez

School Agrarian Engineering, Department of Sciences Agroforestales, University of Valladolid, Palencia, Spain

Organic Matter Fractions Involved in Degradation and Humification Processes

Compost Science & Utilization, (2005), Vol. 13, No. 2, 127-135

A. García-Gómez, M.P. Bernal and A. Roig

Department of Soil and Water Conservation and Organic Waste Management,
Centro de Edafología y Biología Aplicada del Segura, CSIC, Espinardo (Murcia), Spain

Comparison of Herbaceous Perennial Plant Growth in Seaweed Compost and Biosolids Compost

Compost Science & Utilization, (2005), Vol. 13, No. 2, 122-126

Wagner Vendrame (1) and Kimberly K. Moore (2)

1. University of Florida, Tropical Research and Education Center, Homestead, Florida
2. University of Florida, Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center, Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Effects of a Food Waste-Based Soil Conditioner On Soil Properties and Plant Growth

Compost Science & Utilization, (2005), Vol. 13, No. 2, 116-121

Nathan E. Means1, Christopher J. Starbuck1, Robert J. Kremer2, and Lewis W. Jett1

1. Department of Horticulture, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
2. USDA, Agricultural Research Service, Cropping Systems & Water Quality Unit, Columbia, Missouri

Phytosanitary Risk Assessment of Composts

Compost Science & Utilization, (2005), Vol. 13, No. 2, 108-115

Aad J. Termorshuizen, Etienne van Rijn and Wim J. Blok
Biological Farming Systems Group, Wageningen University, The Netherlands

Differences in a Composted Animal Waste and Straw Mixture as a Function of Three Compost Methods

Compost Science & Utilization, (2005), Vol. 13, No. 2, 98-107

M.J. Curtis, W.A. Kleiner, V.P. Claassen and R.A. Dahlgren
Land, Air and Water Resources, University of California, Davis, California

Composting Residuals From a Strawboard Manufacturing Facility

Compost Science & Utilization, (2005), Vol. 13, No. 2, 90-97

Scott Chapman (1) and Daryl McCartney (2)

1. Department of Civil Engineering, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
2. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS

CSU Spring, 2005, Vol. 13, No. 2, p. 88

CROP RESPONSE
Chelate-Assisted Heavy Metal Uptake By Sunflowers Grown In Composted Sludge
Investigators: M.S. Liphadzi and M.B. Kirkham, Department of Agronomy, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas
Objectives: To compare heavy metal uptake by sunflowers grown in composted sludge and soil with liquid sludge, when EDTA was added to facilitate uptake of the metals. No work reports availability of

PERSPECTIVE

CSU Spring, 2005, Vol. 13, No. 2, p. 87

Needed: Compost Tea Research Findings

A TRIO of reports on compost tea in the June 2005 issue of BioCycle, Journal of Composting & Organics Recycling, verifies the need for research to advance knowledge in this field. The first report - written by a vineyard manager at a Napa Valley, California winery - describes how wine-grape farming is helping to close the large gap between the practice and the science of compost tea. The author