Composition variability of spent mushroom compost in Ireland

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 411-418

  Jordan, S N ^a,b   Mullen, G J ^b   Murphy, M C ^b  

^a DUNDALK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Composition; Spent mushroom compost; Variability

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; COMPOSTING; NUTRIENTS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; SOILS;

GRASSLAND SOILS; SPENT MUSHROOM COMPOST; VARIABILITY;

SOIL CONDITIONERS;

CADMIUM; CALCIUM; CARBON; CELLULOSE; CHROMIUM; COPPER; HEMICELLULOSE; IRON; LEAD; LIGNIN; MAGNESIUM; NICKEL; NITROGEN; ORGANIC MATTER; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; ZINC;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; COMPOSTING; NUTRIENTS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; SOIL CONDITIONERS; SOILS;

COMPOST; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DRY MATTER; GRASSLAND SOIL; MUSHROOM; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL IMPROVEMENT; SOIL STRUCTURE; TILLAGE;

AGRICULTURAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; COMPOSTING; DRY MATTER; IRELAND; MUSHROOM; NONHUMAN; ORGANIC MATTER PRODUCTION; PH; PLANT NUTRIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPENT MUSHROOM COMPOST;

AGARICALES; CATIONS; CELLULOSE; FERTILIZERS; IRELAND; LIGNIN; METALS, HEAVY; NITROGEN; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; SOIL;

EURASIA; EUROPE; IRELAND; NORTHERN IRELAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

BASIDIOMYCOTA;

EID: 35448995561     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2006.12.012     Document Type: Article

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