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