Compost, Manure and Synthetic Fertilizer Influences Crop Yields, Soil Properties, Nitrate Leaching and Crop Nutrient Content

Compost Science and Utilization

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 117-126

  Hepperly, Paul ^a   Lotter, Don ^a   Ulsh, Christine Ziegler ^a   Seidel, Rita ^a   Reider, Carolyn ^a  

^a Rodale Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; COMPOSTING; CROPS; LEACHING; MANURES; NITRATES; NITROGEN; NITROGEN FERTILIZERS; NUTRIENTS; PLANTS (BOTANY); SOILS; VEGETABLES;

COMPOST AMENDMENTS; MAIZE PRODUCTION; NITROGEN NUTRIENT; NUTRIENT AMENDMENTS; SOIL NUTRIENT LEVELS; SYNTHETIC FERTILIZERS; TRIFOLIUM PRATENSE; WHEAT PRODUCTION;

FERTILIZERS;

COMPOST; CROP ROTATION; CROP YIELD; FERTILIZER; LEACHING; LEGUME; MAIZE; MANURE; NITRATE; NUTRITIVE VALUE; SOIL PROPERTY;

SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM INCARNATUM; TRIFOLIUM PRATENSE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; VICIA VILLOSA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 67651124992     PISSN: 1065657X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1065657X.2009.10702410     Document Type: Article

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