Influence of biodynamic preparations on compost development and resultant compost extracts on wheat seedling growth

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 101, Issue 14, 2010, Pages 5658-5666

  Reeve, Jennifer R ^a   Carpenter Boggs, Lynne ^b   Reganold, John P ^b   York, Alan L ^c   Brinton, William F ^d  

^a Plants Soils and Climate   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Wholistic Estate Management   (United States)

^d Woods End Research Laboratory Incorporated   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodynamic agriculture; Compost extracts; Organic agriculture; Viticulture; Winegrape pomace

Indexed keywords

COMPOST EXTRACTS; DEHYDROGENASE ACTIVITY; GRAPE POMACE; GROWTH-PROMOTING EFFECTS; INORGANIC FERTILIZERS; MANURE MIXTURES; MICROBIAL ACTIVITIES; ORGANIC AGRICULTURE; ROOT BIOMASS; WATER EXTRACTS; WHEAT SEEDLINGS;

BIOMASS; FORESTRY; MANURES; MIXTURES; NITROGEN FERTILIZERS; SEED; SOFTWOODS; SOLVENT EXTRACTION;

COMPOSTING;

FERTILIZER; NITROGEN; OXIDOREDUCTASE; MANURE; OXYGEN; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE; SOIL;

BIOFERTILIZER; COMPOSTING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ORGANIC FARMING; ROOT-SHOOT RATIO; SEEDLING EMERGENCE; VITICULTURE; WHEAT;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMPOST; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; ORGANIC FARMING; PLANT GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; ROOT GROWTH; SHOOT GROWTH; WHEAT; BIOASSAY; BIOMASS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHEMISTRY; FERTILIZATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MANURE; METABOLISM; PLANT ROOT; PROCEDURES; SEEDLING; SOIL; TIME; VITIS;

BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; BIOMASS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; FERTILIZATION; FERTILIZERS; MANURE; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; PLANT ROOTS; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; SEEDLING; SOIL; TIME FACTORS; TRITICUM; VITIS;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM; VITACEAE;

EID: 77950459558     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2010.01.144     Document Type: Article

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