Composting and beneficial utilization of composted by-product materials

Land Application of Agricultural, Industrial, and Municipal By-Products

Volumn , Issue , 2018, Pages 315-341

  Keener, Harold M ^a   Dick, Warren A ^b   Hoitink, Harry A J ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological properties; Bioremediation; Chemical properties; Composted by product materials; Composting systems; Controllable factors; Crop production; Physical properties; Plant disease control

Indexed keywords

EID: 85102874107     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.2136/sssabookser6.c10     Document Type: Chapter

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