UC Workshop on Compost Use for Pest Management in Agriculture

May 13, 1997

 

Funding for this meeting was provided by the UC IPM Project, USDA Smith-Lever IPM and California Integrated Waste Management Board.

This material is based on work supported by the Extension Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, under special project Section 3(d), Integrated Pest Management.

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 Contents

 

Assessing Compost Maturity and Suitability for Agricultural Uses T.K. Hartz

Effects of Organic Amendments on Soil Nitrogen Supply and Microbial Activity T.K. Hartz

Effect of Compost on Plant Disease Suppression M. de la Fuente

How Agricultural End-Users Can Assess Compost Quality   J. VanderGheynst

Compost Research at Woods End W. Brinton

Using Composted and Fresh Yardwastes in the Culture of Landscape Bedding Plants  J. Downer, R. Evans, and L. Dodge

Bioassays for Disease Suppressiveness of Potting Mixes   M. Grebus

Weed Seed Germination as Affected by the Composting Process   C. Wilen, C. Elmore

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