High Quality Composts By Means Of Cocomposting Of Residues From Anaerobic Digestion

Compost Science & Utilization, (2007), Vol. 15, No. 2, 78-83

K. Meissl and E. Smidt
Institute of Waste Management, Department of Water, Atmosphere and Environment, BOKU - University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria

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Nitrogen Utilization, Yield, Quality And Soil Properties In A Sugarbeet Crop Amended With Municipal Solid Waste Compost

Compost Science & Utilization, (2007), Vol. 15, No. 2, 84-92

F. Montemurro and M. Maiorana
Istituto Sperimentale Agronomico, Bari, Italy

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Total And Immobilized Enzymatic Activity Of Organic Materials Before And After Composting

Compost Science & Utilization, (2007), Vol. 15, No. 2, 93-100

J.L. Moreno, K. Jindo, T. Hernández and C. García
Department of Soil and Water Conservation, CEBAS-CSIC, Murcia, Spain

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Study Of Organic Matter Evolution In Citrus Compost By Isoelectrofocusing Technique

Compost Science & Utilization, (2007), Vol. 15, No. 2, 101-110

Alessandra Trinchera1, Fabio Tittarelli (1) and Francesco Intrigliolo (2)
1. CRA - Istituto Sperimentale per la Nutrizione delle Piante, Rome, Italy
2. CRA - Istituto Sperimentale per l'Agrumicoltura, Acireale (CT), Italy

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Mineralization And N Fertilizer Equivalent Value Of Composts

Compost Science & Utilization, (2007), Vol. 15, No. 2, 111-118

Mineralization And N Fertilizer Equivalent Value Of Composts As Assessed By Tall Fescue (Festuca Arundinacea)

C. Bowden (1), J. Spargo (2) and G. Evanylo (2)
1. USDA-Agricultural Research Service, Environmental Management and By-Product Utilization Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland
2. Crop and Soil Sciences Department, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia

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Movement Of Nitrogen And Phosphorus Downslope And Beneath A Manure And Organic Waste Composting Site

Compost Science & Utilization, (2007), Vol. 15, No. 2, 119-126

R.B. Confesor (1), J.M. Hamlett (2), R.D. Shannon (2), and R.E. Graves (2)
1. Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon
2. Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Agricultural Engineering Building, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania

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Soil Micronutrient Availability after Compost Addition to St. Augustine Grass

Compost Science & Utilization, (2007), Vol. 15, No. 2, 127-134

Alan L. Wright (1), Tony L. Provin (2), Frank M. Hons (2), David A. Zuberer (2) and Richard H. White (2)
1. Everglades Research & Education Center, University of Florida, Belle Glade, Florida
2. Soil and Crop Sciences Dept., Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas

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CURRENT RESEARCH

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CROP RESPONSE
Growth and transpiration of tomato seedlings grown in hazelnut husk compost under water stress
Investigator: Damla Bender Ozenc, Ordu University, Department of Soil Science, Ordu, Turkey
Objectives: To determine effects of composted hazelnut husk (CHH) on tomato seedlings grown under water stress conditions. Seven media were prepared using CHH mixed, in different ratios, with native peat and perlite. Growth parameter and transpiration measurements were taken after a two month growing period, and physical and chemical properties of growing media were determined. Water stress

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PERSPECTIVE

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RESEARCH TO BALANCE NUTRIENTS AND ENERGY

RECENT RESEARCH in Austria showed how composting is the commonly used method to process biogenic residuals. Another approach is anaerobic digestion with biogas production. Researchers are concentrating on advanced aerobic treatment of residues from anaerobic systems by cocomposting.

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