Diary of a compost tourist
Article Abstract:
Research into the use of compost and compost tea to suppress plant diseases is taking place at a number of different facilities in Europe. Dr Heinrich Weltzien, who works in Bonn, Germany, was one of the first people to undertake research in this area. He believes that there is sufficient research to attempt the development of best management practices for the use of compost and compost tea in crops. Work undertaken by Jaak Ryckeboer at the Katholieke Universiteit de Leuven in Belgium indicates that disease suppression can be increased following innoculation of composts with biocontrol organisms.
Publication Name: BioCycle
Subject: Environmental services industry
ISSN: 0276-5055
Year: 1999
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How to recognize (and make) good compost
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Vegetables, lawns and row crops grow best in bacterial dominated soils due to the number of nitrifying bacteria that convert ammonium nitrogen into nitrate. However nitrate needs to be supplied at the right rate otherwise weeds benefit too. Protozoa and bacterial-feeding nematodes are required to control the bacteria. Fertilizer can often kill more of the beneficial bacteria so it is important not to overapply it.
Publication Name: BioCycle
Subject: Environmental services industry
ISSN: 0276-5055
Year: 1999
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