Compost has been shown to have a range of positive impacts on soil quality and can provide an important source of nutrients for plants. While these benefits have been documented for many finished composts, there is presently little understanding of the impact of composting process conditions and the extent of compost decomposition on soil C and N mineralization after compost incorporation. This...

abstract- over the past 50 years, oil mulching has been a common technique for sand dune stabilization in the southwest of iran (khuzestan province). however, concerns over the release of heavy metals from oil mulching have led to the search for alternative mulches that are capable of stabilizing sand dunes without environmental hazards. this study investigates the feasibility of using sugarcan...

Zinnia is an annual plant with the long flowering period from late spring to mid-autumn. It is a popular plant for landscape. In the present study, the effect of two types of growth promoting bacteria and Azolla compost on some ornamental characteristics of Zinnia were evaluated in pot cultivation and greenhouse conditions. The factorial experiment was conducted in three replications based on a...

the sugarcane yellow mite, oligonychus sacchari (mcgregor, 1942) is one of the most important pests of sugarcane. in this study, the acaricidal efficacy of four different acaricides including biomite ® , gc-mite ® , oberon ® and envidor ® was assessed under laboratory conditions at 28 ± 0.5ºc, 50 ± 5% rh and a photoperiod of 16:8 h (l:d). adults of o. sacchari were exposed to treated leaves of ...

Effects of yard waste compost and maize (Zea mays) cultivar on population densities of plant-parasitic nematodes were examined in four experiments in north Florida. In one experiment, eight maize cultivars were evaluated; the other three experiments involved split-plot designs with compost treatments as main plots and maize cultivars as subplots. The three compost treatments used in these exper...

To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report on thermophilic fungi isolated in Korea. Three species of thermophiles were isolated from compost and were identified as Myriococcum thermophilum, Thermoascus aurantiacus, and Thermomyces lanuginosus. They can grow at temperatures above 50℃ and produce high levels of cellulolytic and xylanolytic enzymes at high temperatures. Notably, the co...

Soil amendments are used to improve soil quality, thereby enhancing plant growth and health. Efforts have been made replace synthetic chemical enhancers. It is also preferable not use natural products such as peat moss, the harvesting of which can be harmful marine ecosystems. Viable replacements include worm castings, contribute beneficial microbes, well physicochemical amendments. Another pot...

Municipal compost sample was pyrolyzed to produce compost char as a sorbent for removing the herbicide atrazine from solution. The compost-based char was compared with an activated carbon derived from corn stillage. When compost was pyrolyzed, the char yield was greater than 45% when heated under air, and 52% when heated under N2. In contrast, when the corn stillage was pyrolyzed under N2, the ...

ABSTRACT Compost tea is being used increasingly in agricultural production to control plant diseases. However, there has been limited investigation relating disease control efficacy to various compost tea production methods, particularly compost tea produced with active aeration and additives to increase microbial population densities in compost tea. Aerated compost tea (ACT) and nonaerated com...