With the increased interest in and demands for compost from commercial horticultural
industries, composting is on the verge of becoming an economically feasible option for …

Compost, as a product of recycling processes, can be a very appropriate input material for
organic farming, provided the composting process is well-managed, the input materials are …

Stabilization of organic wastes by composting is highly desirable as composting eliminates
odor, increases nutrient contents, and prevents the organic wastes from becoming …

Composting is controlled decomposition, the natural breakdown process of organic
residues. Composting transforms raw organic waste materials into biologically stable, humic …

Since compost materials sold by commercial companies are manufactured products, there
can be a great deal of variation in the different parameters important to successful plant …

Compost production and use in horticulture Page 1 Digital Library Bulletins 4000 - Agriculture
7-2008 Compost production and use in horticulture Bob Paulin Peter O'Malley Follow this and …

Compost is organic matter that has undergone partial thermophilic, aerobic decomposition.
This environmentally safe process is called composting. The combination of raw materials …

Compost testing is used by both compost producers and users. This chapter is designed to
assist compost producers and users in collecting representative compost samples …

The concept of establishing standards specific to compost and the promotion of quality
criteria in order to bolster the compost industry and to aid growth of new markets has been …

Published in 1992, this book remains a staple in composting education programs. The 11
chapters cover: benefits and drawbacks of composting; the composting process; raw …