Effect of Five Municipal Waste Derived Composts on a Cereal Crop

Compost Science and Utilization

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 173-179

  Lillywhite, R D ^a   Rahn, C R ^a   Dimambro, M E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b Cambridge Eco Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROPS; FERTILIZERS; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); NITROGEN; NITROGEN FERTILIZERS; WASTE TREATMENT;

AGRICULTURAL SOILS; GRAIN WEIGHTS; MECHANICAL-BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT; MUNICIPAL WASTE; NITROGEN CONCENTRATIONS; POTENTIALLY TOXIC ELEMENTS; REDUCED NITROGEN; WHEAT YIELD;

COMPOSTING;

AGRICULTURAL SOIL; BARLEY; COMPOST; COMPOSTING; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; SOIL AMENDMENT; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WHEAT; YIELD RESPONSE;

HORDEUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 70350164260     PISSN: 1065657X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1065657X.2009.10702419     Document Type: Article

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