Open AccessUsing Composted Poultry Manure (Litter) in Mulched Vegetable Production
Author(s) -
George Hochmuth,
Robert C. Hochmuth,
Rao Mylavarapu
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
edis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2576-0009
DOI - 10.32473/edis-ss506-2009
Subject(s) - poultry litter , manure , litter , agronomy , environmental science , chicken manure , nutrient , agricultural science , biology , ecology
SL-293, a 9-page illustrated fact sheet by George Hochmuth, Robert Hochmuth, and Rao Mylavarapu, answers vegetable producers’ questions about what poultry manure and litter are, what plant nutrients they contain, considerations for using them, results of research in Florida, how to use it in a mulched-bed system, and how to collect and submit for testing poultry manure samples. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Soil and Water Science, October 2009.SL 293/SS506: Using Composted Poultry Manure (Litter) in Mulched Vegetable Production (ufl.edu)