The Use of Composted Materials in Growing Media

Carlile, W.R.

doi:10.17660/actahortic.2008.779.39

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“…Adequate phosphorus nutrition enhances many aspects of plant development including flowering, fruiting, and root growth. Similar observation was also found by Khasa et al (2005) and Carlile (2008) who found that composition and nutritional status of the media (compost + soil) to be helpful for the production of good quality flowering plants with more number of flowers and greater size. There was significant variation was found in respect of fresh weight of flower due to the different compost treatment as a source of soil nutrient.…”

Section: Resultssupporting

confidence: 83%

Effect of Municipal Solid Waste Compost on the Performance of Chilli, Dahlia and Marigold

Anam

Hossen

Kader

et al. 2017

J. Environ. Sci. & Natural Resources

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An experiment was conducted at the Moinar Mor Sabuj Nursery, Mymensingh to evaluate the effects of compost prepared from solid wastes of Mymensingh municipality area on the yield and yield attributes of three crops viz. Chilli, Dahlia and Marigold grown in pots. Each crop was grown under six different treatments viz. 100% compost (T 0 ), 75% compost + 25% soil (T 1 ), 50% compost + 50% soil (T 2 ), 25% compost + 75% soil (T 3 ), 100% soil (T 4 ) and farmers practice-(T 5 ) (75% of recommended rate of NPK plus soil). A single factor experiment was laid out in a with three replications. The results revealed that in Chilli, application of 75% compost plus 25% soil (T 1 ) produced significantly the tallest plant (45.50 cm), maximum number of flowers (25.00) and fruits (21.00) plant -1 , longest leaf (11.67 cm), longest root (5.43 cm) and greater yield of fruits plant -1 (168.30 g). This treatment also produced the tallest plant (45.33 cm), maximum flowers plant -1 (2.33), longest leaf (11.55 cm) and higher fresh weight of single flower (7.34 g) of Dahlia. Compost treatment also significantly influenced various plant characters of Marigold where 75% compost + 25% soil (T 1 ) gave the tallest plant (16.33 cm), higher weight of fresh flower (10.52 g), longest leaf (10.10 cm) and maximum flowers plant -1 (16.33). Plants grown in 100% compost showed the longest duration in case of Dahlia (19 days) and Marigold (23 days) flowering. From the findings, it can be inferred that use of 75% compost prepared from solid wastes of Mymensingh municipality area plus 25% soil appeared to be the best practice for obtaining the maximum yield of Chilli, Dahlia and Marigold.

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Effect of Municipal Solid Waste Compost on the Performance of Chilli, Dahlia and Marigold

Anam

Hossen

Kader

et al. 2017

J. Environ. Sci. & Natural Resources

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“…Carlile (2008) indicated that, in general, composted materials are highly variable in their characteristics, which depend on the place of production and the time of year, and have high bulk density, pH and EC. All organic matter contents of the mixtures were under the ideal value of 80%.…”

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“…It is a fossil material that accumulates in peatlands and is considered a carbon reservoir; however, after a short period of use as a substrate, it becomes a major carbon emitter (Gaudig, 2008). The use of peat as a substrate is therefore under scrutiny, which has necessitated the search for other possible alternative substrates, especially in nurseries (Rivière and Carlile, 2008). The fresh biomass of Sphagnum moss presents the same chemical and physical properties of peat (Emmel, 2008).…”

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Inclusion of various controlled release fertilizers in moss substrates(Sphagnum magellanicum)

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The most frequently used substrate for the production of covered root seedlings is peat, the extraction of which is under scrutiny due to its negative environmental impact; however, the use of Sphagnum moss in adequate mixtures constitutes a possible alternative. Lettuce seeds (Lactuca sativa L.) were sown in Polystyrene trays (240 alveoli, 24 cm 3 ) to test four substrates, 50% Sphagnum moss mixed with 50% humus or compost and 60% Sphagnum moss with 40% humus or compost, and commercial peat was used as a control. A dose (2.5 or 3.5 g·L -1 ) of controlled-release fertilizer (CRF) was added to all substrates except for the control mix, and the substrates were subsequently irrigated with or without a fertilizer solution. The study was conducted under shaded conditions between January and February 2008. A completely randomized statistical design with 16 treatments in a factorial structure (4 mixtures x 2 levels of controlled-release fertilizer x 2 with or without fertigation) was applied in addition to a common control with five repetitions, and the plant height, number of leaves and total dry weight were measured. In all cases, the results were unfavorable for the peat control and were significantly different from the treatments prepared with Sphagnum moss. The addition of the highest dose of CRF to the substrates renders the application of additional fertigation unnecessary; however, fertilizing irrigation is necessary with the lowest CRF dose. According to the physical and chemical analyses, the most suitable growth mixtures for lettuce seedlings were those composed of 50% Sphagnum moss and 50% humus or compost.

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“…They could be of anaerobic and aerobic varieties. In order to have an end product of desired quality and also to accelerate the process of decomposition, inoculation with selected strains of effective microbes might be very essential [6]. Otherwise the decomposition process will be erratic creating problems for the operation.…”

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SOPs of MSW Composting process by Lahore compost Private Limited

Raza¹,

Ahmad²

2017

Int J of Adv in Sci Res

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LCL is operating an aerobic composting plant at Lahore that has been purchased from and installed by the Menart Composting Company, Belgium. Since municipal solid waste (MSW) in Lahore is heterogeneous a screening drum (MTR 1850) installed to screen the waste before composting with additional possibility for hand-sorting of recyclables in a sorting belt. This Standard Operation Procedure (SOP) has been prepared for and adopted by the composting plant of the Lahore Compost Ltd (LCL). The SOP intends to ensure that LCL adopts the identified best practices in the plant, operates it through standard recommended procedures; and takes necessary corrective actions when required.

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The Use of Composted Materials in Growing Media

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Effect of Municipal Solid Waste Compost on the Performance of Chilli, Dahlia and Marigold

Effect of Municipal Solid Waste Compost on the Performance of Chilli, Dahlia and Marigold

Inclusion of various controlled release fertilizers in moss substrates(Sphagnum magellanicum)

SOPs of MSW Composting process by Lahore compost Private Limited

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