Current Research Projects

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Materials and Methods

Composting Of Biodegradable Organic Wastes For Sustainable Agriculture

Investigators: M.A. Ali Khan, Manoj Kumar, Kavita Kashyap, Ruby Rani, Sanjay Yada, Priti Kaushik Siraohi Environmental Science Lab. Dept. of Botany, Simbhaoli, Ghaziabad, India

Objectives: To recycle, reduce and reuse hazardous distillery spent wash (DSW). Pressmud cake (PMC) fly ash, Eicchornia/Azolla/trash/litter and DSW inoculated with Trichoderma viride were observed for temperature based decomposer phases (psychrophilic, mesophillic, thermophilic, stabilization and

Perspective

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Compost(’s)ability

Fred Michel, Jr.

An Assessment of the Suitability of Backyard Produced Compost as a Potting Soil

Compost Science & Utilization, (2009), Vol. 17, No. 2, 74-84

P.D. Alexander

Royal Horticultural Society’s Garden, Wisley, Woking, Surrey, United Kingdom

e-mail: paulalexander@rhs.org.uk

Topdressing Kentucky Bluegrass with Compost Increases Soil Water Content and Improves Turf Quality During Drought

Compost Science & Utilization, (2009), Vol. 17, No. 2, 95-102

G.A. Johnson(1), Y.L. Qian(2) and J.G. Davis(3)

(1) Former graduate student, Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture,
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado
(2) Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture,
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado
(3) Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado

e-mail: Yaling.Qian@colostate.edu

The Effect of Amendment of Vegetable Waste Compost Used as Substrate in Soilless Culture on Yield and Quality of Melon Crops

Compost Science & Utilization, (2009), Vol. 17, No. 2, 103-107

Pilar Mazuela(1) and Miguel Urrestarazu(2)

(1) Facultad de Ciencias Agronómicas, Universidad de Tarapacá, Arica, Chile
(2) Departamento de Producción Vegetal, Universidad de Almería, Spain

e-mail: pmazuela@uta.cl

Effects of Different Composts on Soil Nitrogen Balance and Dynamics in a Biennial Crop Succession

Compost Science & Utilization, (2009), Vol. 17, No. 2, 108-116

M. Passoni and M. Borin

Dipartimento di Agronomia Ambientale e Produzioni Vegetali, Legnaro, Italy

e-mail: matteo.passoni@unipd.it

Compost, Manure and Synthetic Fertilizer Influences Crop Yields, Soil Properties, Nitrate Leaching and Crop Nutrient Content

Compost Science & Utilization, (2009), Vol. 17, No. 2, 117-126

Paul Hepperly, Don Lotter, Christine Ziegler Ulsh, Rita Seidel and Carolyn Reider
The Rodale Institute®, Kutztown, Pennsylvania

e-mail: paul.hepperly@rodaleinst.org

The Influence of Aeration System, Temperature and Compost Origin on the Phytotoxicity of Compost Tea

Compost Science & Utilization, (2009), Vol. 17, No. 2, 127-139

T. Carballo, M.V. Gil, L. F. Calvo and A. Morán

Natural Resource Institute, León, Spain

e-mail: t.carballo@unileon.es