Final report on the evaluation of three manure composting methods for nitrogen conservation, environmental impact, crop growth response and operating and maintenance costs

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dc.contributor.affiliationEcologistics Limited
dc.contributor.authorSt. Jean, Richard
dc.date.accessioned2018-11-02T18:07:08Z
dc.date.available2018-11-02T18:07:08Z
dc.date.copyright1993
dc.date.created1993-04-27
dc.degree.departmentArchive of Agri-Environmental Programs in Ontarioen
dc.descriptionNational Soil Conservation Program (NSCP)
dc.description.abstractThis study was initiated to provide needed information on the nitrogen retention, environmental soundness, crop growth response and economics of solid manure composting. The objectives of the study were to: 1) Compare the relative nitrogen conservation potential during the composting process for three composting technologies suitable for farm application. The technologies to be compared include: static pile passive aeration, mixed forced aeration, and turned windrow. 2) Determine the nitrogen and phosphorous leaching potential of each of the finished composts generated by the three composting technologies listed in Objective 1. 3) Compare the crop response to each of the composts generated by the three technologies listed in Objective 1, to raw manure and commercial fertilizer at relative nutrient application levels. 4) Compare the relative economics of the three composting technologies listed in Objective 1. 5) Examine the effect of fall/winter versus spring/summer application of the three composts on crop growth response.
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10214/14381
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherAgriculture Canada
dc.rightsIn Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted
dc.rights.holderAgriculture Canada
dc.rights.urihttps://www.canada.ca/en/transparency/terms.html
dc.subjectsoil quality
dc.subjectcrop production
dc.subjectlivestock excrement
dc.subjectmanure
dc.subjectsoil productivity
dc.titleFinal report on the evaluation of three manure composting methods for nitrogen conservation, environmental impact, crop growth response and operating and maintenance costs
dc.typeReport
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