A modified static respiration assay and its relationship with an enzymatic test to assess compost stability and maturity

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 102, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 5863-5872

  Komilis, Dimitrios ^a   Kontou, Iro ^a   Ntougias, Spyridon ^a  

^a DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Compost; Enzymatic assay; Maturity; Respiration index; Stability

Indexed keywords

C/N RATIO; COMPOST; COMPOST STABILITY; CONSUMPTION RATES; ENZYMATIC ASSAY; GERMINATION INDEX; MATURITY; MATURITY INDICES; MICROBIAL RESPIRATION; RELEASE RATE; RESPIRATION INDEX; RESPIRATORY QUOTIENTS; SOURCE MATERIAL; STABILITY INDICES; TOMATO SEED;

PHYSIOLOGY; STABILITY;

COMPOSTING;

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; FLUORESCEIN DIACETATE; OXYGEN;

BIOASSAY; CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPOST; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FRUIT; GERMINATION; MATURATION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYTOTOXICITY; RESPIRATION; SOIL MICROORGANISM;

ARTICLE; COMPOST; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ASSAY; GERMINATION; MATURITY; MICROBIAL RESPIRATION; MODIFIED STATIC RESPIRATION ASSAY; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYTOTOXICITY; PLANT SEED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY QUOTIENT; SOIL; TOMATO;

CARBON DIOXIDE; ENZYMES; FLUORESCEIN; GERMINATION; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; OXYGEN; SOIL;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 79955019135     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2011.02.021     Document Type: Article

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