Municipal Compost as a Nutrient Source for Organic Crop Production in New Zealand

About 1% of New Zealand farmland is managed organically. Nitrogen is the nutrient most likely to limit organic crop production. A potential solution is incorporation of compost to supply N. About 726,000 t of municipal garden and kitchen wastes are sent to landfills annually. Composting offers a mea...

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Main Authors: Abie Horrocks, Denis Curtin, Craig Tregurtha, Esther Meenken
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-05-01
Series:Agronomy
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/6/2/35

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