• Title of article

    Effect of food waste compost on microbial population, soil enzyme activity and lettuce growth

  • Author/Authors

    Jae-Jung Lee، نويسنده , , Ro-Dong Park، نويسنده , , Yong-Woong Kim، نويسنده , , Jae-Han Shim، نويسنده , , Dong-Hyun Chae، نويسنده , , Yo-Sup Rim، نويسنده , , Bo-Kyoon Sohn، نويسنده , , Tae-Hwan Kim، نويسنده , , Kil Yong Kim ، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2004
  • Pages
    8
  • From page
    21
  • To page
    28
  • Abstract
    The effect of food waste (FW) composted with MS® (Miraculous Soil Microorganisms) was compared with commercial compost (CC) and mineral fertilizer (MF) on bacterial and fungal populations, soil enzyme activities and growth of lettuce in a greenhouse. Populations of fungi and bacteria, soil biomass, and soil enzyme activities in the rhizosphere of FW treatments significantly increased compared to control (CON), CC and MF treatments at 2, 4, and 6 weeks. The fresh weight of lettuce in FW treatments was about 2–3 times higher than that in CC at 4 and 6 week. The pH, EC, total nitrogen content, organic matter and sodium concentration in FW treatments were generally higher than those in CON, CC and MF treatments.
  • Keywords
    Soil biomass , Soil enzyme activities , lettuce , Food waste compost
  • Journal title
    Bioresource Technology
  • Serial Year
    2004
  • Journal title
    Bioresource Technology
  • Record number

    411610