Evaluation of Compost and Compost tea as Promising Method for Meloidogyne Incognita Management

Assessment of Foodborne Pathogen Survival during Production and Pre-harvest Application of Compost and Compost Tea

Title of Dissertation: ASSESSMENT OF FOODBORNE PATHOGEN SURVIVAL DURING PRODUCTION AND PRE-HARVEST APPLICATION OF COMPOST AND COMPOST TEA David T. Ingram, Ph.D. 2009 Directed By: Sam W. Joseph, Professor (Emeritus), CBMG and Director, Maryland Institute for Applied Environmental Health Jianghong Meng, Professor, NFSC, and Interim Director of the Joint Institute for Food Safety and Nutrition The...

The Utilization of Aqueous Compost Fermentation Extracts (“Compost Tea”) for the Suppression of Turfgrass Pathogens

Comparison of compost and compost tea effects on Cress ( Lepidium sativum L.). Mozhgan Farzamisepehr1* and Azade Reza1, 2

This study was conducted to determine the effect of compost and compost tea on growth and physiological parameters of Lepidium sativum L. 30-day-old Cress plants treated with compost and compost tea were harvested and different growth and physiological parameters were measured. Compost tea application increased RGR, SLA, ULR and RLAGR. The contents of Chlorophyll a and Chlorophyll b in the plan...

Quantitative and qualitative performance of Froriepia subpinnata as affected by mycorrhizal symbiosis, compost tea, and vermicompost

This research involved in and coordinated multidisciplinary and complementary natural resources in the area of sustainable soil and plant nutrient management as well as economic benefits of edible herb production systems. The main concern was selection of the right growing media to achieve optimum yield and growth rate while avoiding application of synthetic fertilizers.Froriepia subpinnata is ...

Photosynthesis and Antioxidative Systems of Andrographis paniculata as Affected by Compost Tea Rates

Andrographis paniculata (Burm.f.) Nees is a medicinal herb in the family Acanthaceae. The leaves of the mature plant contain abundant diterpinoids of medicinal properties.The objectives of the present study were to investigate the impacts of compost tea rates on photosynthesis parameters and antioxidant reactions of A. paniculata. The plant was propagated using seed and planting in a polybag. A...