Determining the agronomic value of composts produced from garden organics from metropolitan areas of New South Wales, Australia

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 47, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1377-1382

  Chan, K Y ^a   Dorahy, C ^a   Tyler, S ^a,b  

^a NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^b NSW Department of Primary Industries ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MARKET; AGRONOMY; BIOSOLID; COMPOST; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CROP PRODUCTION; ECONOMIC IMPACT; GARDEN; GROWTH RESPONSE; MANURE; METROPOLITAN AREA; NUTRIENT; ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL IMPROVEMENT; VALUATION; VEGETABLE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES;

ANIMALIA; RAPHANUS SATIVUS;

EID: 35348872024     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA06128     Document Type: Article

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