In order to investigate the effect of growth media and nutrition method on the growth of Bellis perennis L. and nutrients uptake, a factorial experiment was conducted with two factors: growth media (municipal waste compost, Azolla compost, tea wastes compost) and nutrition method (without fertilizer, soil application, foliar spray) in comparison to the control medium (60% soil + 20% manure + 10...

araucaria excelsa l. of araucariaceae family is a beautiful conifer which has a high economic importance in the flower industry. a factorial experiment based on randomized completely block design with two factors: 1. irrigation intervals in 2, 4 and 6 days (i1, i2 and i3) and 2. the growth bed in pots 3 l included m1 (100 % v/v cocopeat), m2 (100%  municipal waste compost), m3 (100 % vermicompo...

background & aim: rosemary (rosmarinus officinalis l.) is an evergreen and aromatic plant that is used in pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries-health. little research has been reported on the greenhouse production of this plant. this paper presents the effects of municipal solid waste compost (mswc) and cattle manure on rosemary growth in pots at greenhouse. martial & methods: municip...

A two year field experiment was carried out to evaluate the effects of municipal waste compost (C), composted cattle manure (M), and nitrogen (N) on growth and composition of weeds in a corn field in Shiraz using a split-split plot design with 3 replicates. Visual inspection of the plots showed that the manure treatments neither introduced new weed species nor increased weed density more than t...

Many municipalities have examined composting as an alternative to landfilling for the management of organic solid waste materials. Ultimately these materials will be land-applied and therefore some knowledge of nutrient availability will be necessary to optimize crop yield and minimize environmental risk. Field studies were conducted in 1993 and 1994 on a silt loam and a loamy sand soil in Wisc...

A long-term field experiment utilising barley received four different treatments prior to sowing: municipal solid waste (MSW) compost at either 20 t ha (C20) or 80 t ha (C80); cow manure (MA) at 20 t ha; mineral fertilizer (MIN) or NPK (400 kg ha); and NH4NO3 (150 kg ha). The effects of these applications on soil enzyme activities and microbial biomass at crop harvest were measured after nine y...

to evaluate the effect of application of municipal solid waste compost (mswc) on the accumulation of heavy metals of lead, nickel and cadmium in the soil under maize cultivation, a factorial experiment in base randomized complete block design (rcbd) with four different amounts of municipal solid waste compost (zero, 15, 30 and 60 tons ha-1) and time (compost applied once or twice) was performed...