Compost Utilization In Horticultural Cropping Systems

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 waste management. While horticultural producers can create some of the compost to meet their own needs, demand has grown beyond what they can supply for themselves and others. Compost Utilization in Horticultural Cropping Systems gives you the tools to meet the needs of this growing industry.
Consider these statistics:
Americans generate about 200 million megagrams of municipal solid waste per year
The agricultural market for compost could reach over 680 million m3 per year
Two horticultural areas together account for over 50% of compost use: landscaping (31%) and food crop production (25%)

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