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December 2006

Biological Quality of Potting Media Based on MSW Composts: A Comparative Study

Compost Science & Utilization, (2006), Vol. 14, No. 4, 296-302

A. Moldes,, Y. Cendón1 E. López and M.T. Barral
1. Departamento de Edafología y Química Agrícola, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Santiago Santiago de Compostela, Spain
2. Departamento de Ingeniería Química, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Vigo, Ourense, Spain
3. Departamento de Producción vegetal, Escuela Politécnica Superior, Lugo, Spain

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High Rate Composting with Innovative Process Control

Compost Science & Utilization, (2006), Vol. 14, No. 4, 290-295

Marco de Bertoldi and Marcello Civilini
Department of Food Sciences, Section Industrial Microbiology, University of Udine, Italy

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Basidiomycetes from Compost and their Dye Degradation and Enzyme Activities

Compost Science & Utilization, (2006), Vol. 14, No. 4, 284-289

Antonella Anastasi, Giovanna C. Varese, Leonardo Casieri & Valeria Filipello Marchisio
Department of Plant Biology, University of Turin, Italy

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Size Characterization by Laser Granulometry of Colloids Extracted from Compost at Different Temperatures

Compost Science & Utilization, (2006), Vol. 14, No. 4, 276-283

J.C. Dur, M. Andrades, S. Houot, D. Tessier and E. Barriuso
1. Physicochemistry and Ecotoxicology of Contaminated Soils of Agrosystems Unit, National Institute for Agronomical Research, Versailles, France
2. Dpto Agricultura y Alimentación, Universidad de La Rioja, Logroño, Spain
3. Environment and Arable Crops Unit, National Institute for Agronomical Research, Thiverval-Grignon, France

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Effects of Composted Hazelnut Husk On Growth of Tomato Plants

Compost Science & Utilization, (2006), Vol. 14, No. 4, 271-275

Damla Bender Özenç
Department of Soil Science, Faculty of Ordu Agriculture, Karadeniz Technical University, Ordu, Turkey

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Phytotoxicity of Biosolids Compost at Different Degrees of Maturity Compared to Biosolids and Animal Manures

Compost Science & Utilization, (2006), Vol. 14, No. 4, 267-270

Marta Susana Zubillaga and Raúl Silvio Lavado
Cátedra de Fertilidad y Fertilizantes, Facultad de Agronomía, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina

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Impact of Sewage Sludge Compost Utilization on Chemical Properties of Olive Grove Soils

Compost Science & Utilization, (2006), Vol. 14, No. 4, 260-266

Eulalia M. Beltrán, Rosario Miralles de Imperial, Miguel A. Porcel1, M. Luisa Beringola, José V. Martin, Rosa Calvo and M. Mar Delgado
1. Environment Department, INIA, Madrid, Spain
2. Biometry Department, INIA, Madrid, Spain

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Effects of Composted Yard Waste On Water Movement in Sandy Soil

Compost Science & Utilization, (2006), Vol. 14, No. 4, 252-259

C. Pandey and S. Shukla
1. Former Graduate Research Assistant and Engineer
2. Assistant Professor, Agricultural and Biological Engineering Department, Southwest Florida

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Reliability of Bioassay Tests to Indicate Herbicide Residues in Compost Of Varying Salinity and Herbicide Levels

Compost Science & Utilization, (2006), Vol. 14, No. 4, 244-251

W.F. Brinton1, E. Evans and T.C. Blewett
1. Woods End Research Laboratory, Inc., Mt Vernon, Maine
2. Dow AgroSciences, Indianapolis, Indiana

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Evaluation of Pine Bark or Pine Bark with Goat Manure or Sewage Sludge Cocomposts As Growing Media for Vegetable Seedlings

Compost Science & Utilization, (2006), Vol. 14, No. 4, 238-243

L.T. Mupondi, P. N. S. Mnkeni and M.O. Brutsch
University of Fort Hare, Faculty of Science and Agriculture, Department of Agronomy, Alice, South Africa

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CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS

Compost Science & Utilization, (2006), Vol. 14, No. 4, 236

Crop Response
Composting of olive mill wastes for use in organic farming
Investigators: G. Martinez, R. Carbonell, R. Ordonez, JV. Giraldez and I. Llanos, IFAPA and CIFA, and University of Cordoba, Spain
Objectives: To explore simple, low cost techniques to compost olive mill pomace for its use in organic farming using local resources and to show a simple model of the evolution to improve composting process management.

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