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Crop response to sewage sludge compost: a preliminary report

Author(s) -

Robert F. Bevacqua,

Valerie J. Mellano

Publication year - 1993

Publication title -

california agriculture

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.472

H-Index - 25

eISSN - 2160-8091

pISSN - 0008-0845

DOI - 10.3733/ca.v047n03p22

Subject(s) - compost , eucalyptus , sewage sludge , greenhouse , environmental science , agronomy , amendment , crop , spinach , sewage , biology , environmental engineering , botany , ecology , political science , law

Municipal sewage sludge, amended with Eucalyptus tree trimmings and composted, is being evaluated in San Diego as a soil amendment for field and greenhouse plantings of onion, snapdragon, turf and spinach. So far, increases in yields have been significant. In greenhouse studies comparing compost containing Eucalyptus trimmings with heat-dried sludge, results show both materials equally beneficial to crop growth. The presence of Eucalyptus did not decrease yields.

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