This document by Suhas Dixit is aimed to shed light on composting process. Composting is a process in which the organic waste can be reduced to manure which can be a great source to increase fertility of the soil.
Vermicompost is the product or process of composting using various worms, usually red wigglers and other earthworms to create a heterogeneous mixture of decomposing vegetable or food waste and vermicast (worm castings or worm manure, is the fecal matter of an Earthworm).
Vermicomposting is very economic friendly and very useful for the growth of crops.
Less expensive than chemical fertilizer as well as other fertilizers. It can be used for several times.
This document by Suhas Dixit is aimed to shed light on composting process. Composting is a process in which the organic waste can be reduced to manure which can be a great source to increase fertility of the soil.
Vermicompost is the product or process of composting using various worms, usually red wigglers and other earthworms to create a heterogeneous mixture of decomposing vegetable or food waste and vermicast (worm castings or worm manure, is the fecal matter of an Earthworm).
Vermicomposting is very economic friendly and very useful for the growth of crops.
Less expensive than chemical fertilizer as well as other fertilizers. It can be used for several times.
To achieve sustainable agricultural production it is imperative to explore alternative integrated soil and nutrient management systems with minimum environmental degradation. Integrated Nutrient Management (INM) aims at maintenance or adjustment of soil fertility and plant nutrient supply to an optimum level for sustaining the desired crop productivity through optimization of benefit from all possible sources of plant nutrients in an integrated manner (Roy and Ange, 1991). Continuous and imbalanced use of fertilizers under intensive agricultural cultivation had adverse impact on the soil. Use of bio and organic fertilizers and adherence to ecofriendly land management practice enhances crop production and sustains soil fertility (Sailaja and Usha, 2002). Keeping these in view, INM practice is seen as a viable option in restoring the soil physical structure and chemical fertility, improving soil organic C and therefore, sustaining the system productivity. Sources such as nitrogen fixers, phosphate solubilizers, mycorrhize and other beneficial organisms contribute to enhance efficient uptake of plant nutrients (Gupta et al., 2003).
INM tries to reduce the need for chemical fertilizers by taking advantages of non-chemical sources of nutrients such as the manures, composts and bio-fertilizers (Gopalasundaram et al., 2012). Bio-fertilizers application not only increases plants growth and yield, but increase soil microbial population and activity; resulting in improved soil fertility (Ramesh et al., 2014). They include free-living bacteria which promote plant growth even in polluted soils. Azospirillum, Azotobacter, Pseudomonas, Bacillus and Thiobacillus are examples of these bacteria (Zahir et al., 2004). Niess (2002) reported that plant growth promoting bacteria reduced the toxicity of heavy metals and increased plant growth and yield.
Apart from this, agroforestry interventions through integration of suitable trees, soil improvement through cover cropping, soil and water conservation measures etc can be potential INM strategies that can be practiced to sustain yield, minimize risk, utilize the lag phase, and improve productivity (Rao, 2000). The success of INM depends on the judicious use of the right combination of INM component suitable for a particular land use system.
Harness nature’s secret to healthy, fertile soil. Everyone can take advantage of basic composting techniques to improve soil quality and reduce waste. In this class we will discuss the advantages of various composting methods, and provide you with ideas for improving your soil to produce healthier, more vigorous plants.
Tobacco is an important cash crop. The tobacco crop is grown for its leaves, which are used as a cured
product. India ranks third in the world tobacco production and second in flue cured tobacco exports.
This crop occupies a pride of place with export earnings of Rs. 1320 crores and excise revenue of
Rs. 72470 crores anuually.
To achieve sustainable agricultural production it is imperative to explore alternative integrated soil and nutrient management systems with minimum environmental degradation. Integrated Nutrient Management (INM) aims at maintenance or adjustment of soil fertility and plant nutrient supply to an optimum level for sustaining the desired crop productivity through optimization of benefit from all possible sources of plant nutrients in an integrated manner (Roy and Ange, 1991). Continuous and imbalanced use of fertilizers under intensive agricultural cultivation had adverse impact on the soil. Use of bio and organic fertilizers and adherence to ecofriendly land management practice enhances crop production and sustains soil fertility (Sailaja and Usha, 2002). Keeping these in view, INM practice is seen as a viable option in restoring the soil physical structure and chemical fertility, improving soil organic C and therefore, sustaining the system productivity. Sources such as nitrogen fixers, phosphate solubilizers, mycorrhize and other beneficial organisms contribute to enhance efficient uptake of plant nutrients (Gupta et al., 2003).
INM tries to reduce the need for chemical fertilizers by taking advantages of non-chemical sources of nutrients such as the manures, composts and bio-fertilizers (Gopalasundaram et al., 2012). Bio-fertilizers application not only increases plants growth and yield, but increase soil microbial population and activity; resulting in improved soil fertility (Ramesh et al., 2014). They include free-living bacteria which promote plant growth even in polluted soils. Azospirillum, Azotobacter, Pseudomonas, Bacillus and Thiobacillus are examples of these bacteria (Zahir et al., 2004). Niess (2002) reported that plant growth promoting bacteria reduced the toxicity of heavy metals and increased plant growth and yield.
Apart from this, agroforestry interventions through integration of suitable trees, soil improvement through cover cropping, soil and water conservation measures etc can be potential INM strategies that can be practiced to sustain yield, minimize risk, utilize the lag phase, and improve productivity (Rao, 2000). The success of INM depends on the judicious use of the right combination of INM component suitable for a particular land use system.
Harness nature’s secret to healthy, fertile soil. Everyone can take advantage of basic composting techniques to improve soil quality and reduce waste. In this class we will discuss the advantages of various composting methods, and provide you with ideas for improving your soil to produce healthier, more vigorous plants.
Tobacco is an important cash crop. The tobacco crop is grown for its leaves, which are used as a cured
product. India ranks third in the world tobacco production and second in flue cured tobacco exports.
This crop occupies a pride of place with export earnings of Rs. 1320 crores and excise revenue of
Rs. 72470 crores anuually.
Introduces "Slug" a web crawler (or "Scutter") designed for harvesting semantic web content. Implemented in Java using the Jena API, Slug provides a configurable, modular framework that allows a great degree of flexibility in configuring the retrieval, processing and storage of harvested content. The framework provides an RDF vocabulary for describing crawler configurations and collects metadata concerning crawling activity. Crawler metadata allows for reporting and analysis of crawling progress, as well as more efficient retrieval through the storage of HTTP caching data.
This slide is all about compost . composting is the method to put life in the soil. It fertilizes the soil and provide a new growth to plants . it is a proper media for seedling and start cutting
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https://youtu.be/uBgcX-zZ4Fo
This presentation was developed for high tunnel crop producers who are regularly plagued by many chewing and sucking insect pests. This presentation ends with a brief discussion of organic insecticides and other pest management methods. For questions, call 251-331-8416 or contact the county Extension office in your state.
Local Organics Improving Local Soils. Building a Large Scale Composting Busin...DiegoFooter
The El Corazon Compost Facility Partnership.
Recognizing that traditional methods of green waste disposal such as open burning or landfilling are both inefficient and environmentally unsound, the City of Oceanside partnered with Agri Service, Inc. in 1995 to develop an innovative public-private recycling program. This novel program set out to put incoming organic material to good use at fees below those of landfills. The result? Oceanside’s El Corazon Compost Facility, a landmark green waste compost facility authorized by the CalRecycle, a division of the California Department of Natural Resources.
At the El Corazon Compost Facility, we are dedicated to serving the environment from regional to individual levels by reducing landfill waste, creating beneficial soil amendments, and sharing the most up-to-date industry standards with our customers and the community.
Since its inception, the compost facility has processed over 1 million tons of green waste into high quality soil amendments, mulch and potting mixes. The facility’s success at matching incoming flow with outgoing sales of mulch and soil amendment products is renowned and ample evidence of how public-private partnerships can succeed at scale. Educational and community outreach programs as well as active industry involvement and job creation are further high points of the overall project.
Linking Compost With Biodiesel ProductionBiomystic
This is a presentation defining the benefits of linking compost production with biodiesel production in order to provide the food service industry with an economically viable zero waste solution.
This a good presentation of "Soil pollution",where all the thing related to soil pollution is described clearly and there are many useful flowchart and photos attached with this presentation.
Waste Management and Effects of waste pollution (1).pptxAzizbekKhidiraliev
Title: Waste Management: Strategies for a Sustainable Future
Slide 1: Introduction
Title: Waste Management: Strategies for a Sustainable Future
Subtitle: Challenges, Solutions, and Innovations
Image: Pile of mixed waste with recycling symbol
Slide 2: Overview
Definition of waste management
Importance of proper waste disposal
Preview of challenges, strategies, and innovations
Solid Waste Compost Plant - DCC Infra, Composting is a natural process that turns organic materials into dark substances. A Thai substance called humus is a wonderful conditioner for soil. Organic Waste Composter, Organic Waste Composting, Waste Composting Machine, Organic Waste Composter, Composting Machine, OWC Machines
Composting making black gold for a sustainable living on an individual or com...Sanghamitra Kundu
Our society needs to start composting for a sustainable living and to reduce the load on landfill. This will not only protect the environment from harmful products but also will enhance the soil quality.
1. Compost 101
Location
Date , 2016
Presented by:
Speaker #1
Speaker #2
Environmental concerns The process:
composting
The product:
compost
Composting at home
2. Presentation
outline
Compost 101 and
Composting at home
● Environmental concerns linked
to organic waste management
● The process of composting
organic waste
● Compost as an end result, a
product
● Composting at home, outside
and inside
4. Landfilling organic waste
● Leachate
● Water table and nearby
rivers
● Watershed scale
● Greenhouse gas emissions
● Alternative: Make better use
of organic “resources”
1.1
5. Agricultural land issues
● Use of biocides
○ Pesticides
○ Herbicides
○ Fungicide
● Use of synthetic fertilizers
○ Algae bloom
● Watershed scale impacts
● Concentration effect
● Solution: use of compost
1.2
6. Urban land issues
● Contaminated land
○ Illegal dumping
● Degraded land
● Construction sites
● Abandoned land
● Solution: use of compost
1.3
9. Modern composting
● Composting: Managed process of bio-oxidation of a solid
heterogeneous organic substrate, including a thermophilic
phase
● Improved technology
● Targeting conditions favorable to composting
● Scale of composting
○ Domestic
○ Farm
○ Commercial
○ Industrial
2.2
13. Compost: the end product
● Components
○ Sand / Silt / Clay
○ Water
○ Carbon & Nitrogen
○ Other Essential Nutrients (Potassium, Phosphorus,
Calcium, Magnesium, Iron, etc)
○ Biota
● Physical properties
○ Porosity
○ Water retention capacity
○ 45-65% water (should be damp but not wet)
● Chemical properties
○ pH
○ C:N, other nutrients
○ Cation exchange capacity (CEC)
3.1
14. Benefits of adding compost to your garden
PHYSICAL:
● Improves structure - both immediate and long term
○ Enhances aggregation in sandy soils
○ Reduces compaction in clay and clay-loam soils
○ Increases porosity for easier access to roots by water and gasses
● Helps soil retain, distribute and manage moisture content
CHEMICAL:
● Modifies, stabilizes and buffers pH levels
● Increases Cation Exchange Capacity (CEC) of soils
○ Reduces nutrient leaching
○ Facilitates slow release of nutrients to soil and plants
3.2
15. Benefits of adding compost to your garden
BIOLOGICAL:
● Adds life to soil
○ Bacteria, protozoa, actinomycetes, fungi
○ Sufficient organic matter promotes earthworm proliferation, which helps
with soil aeration and water filtration
● Suppresses plant diseases
○ … But, if it is homemade, ensure it is mature, has achieved the necessary
temperatures for the inputs that went in, and has a good C:N ratio.
3.3
16. Benefits of adding compost to your garden
ADDITIONAL:
● Binds contaminants (including heavy metals)
● Degrades compounds (including petrochemicals)
● Wetland restoration
● Erosion control
● Weed control
● Filtration capacities (sediment barrier)
3.4
18. Backyard composting
4.1
● Outdoors
● Larger volume
○ 4-5 persons
● Seasonal
○ Less active during winter
● Varied inputs
● Needs space
○ In contact with the soil
● Easy management
19. Worm composting
4.2
● Indoors
● Smaller volume
○ 1-2 persons
● All year round
● Selected inputs
● Needs very little space
○ Cupboard, underneath sink
● Slightly technical
○ Basic knowledge is required
20. Rules of thumb
● Humidity: wrung out
sponge
● Odor: earthy smell
● Size: 1 cubic meter
● Aeration: once a month
● Location: covered
● Inputs: smaller is better
4.3
● Humidity: slight
condensation
● Odor: earthy smell
● Size: 2 shoe boxes or
more
● Aeration: leave open for
the night if condensation
happens underneath the
lid
● Location: stable
● Inputs: smaller is better
Backyard composting Worm composting
21. Useful tools
● Gloves
● Fork
● Shovel
● Lock and chain
● Trowel
● Weeding fork / cultivator
● Extra carbon material
4.4
22. Troubleshooting
● Odors
● Pest (squirrels,
raccons)
● Soggy compost
● Weeds
● Ants
● maggots
4.5
● Odors
● Flies
● Waterlogged
● Small insects taking
over the bin
● Roaming behavior
Backyard composting Worm composting
23.
24. Inputs and Foods
● Balance Carbon and Nitrogen (C:N)
● Water content
● Required composting conditions
● Impact on composting conditions
4.6
27. Thank you !
Thomson House, McGill
March 30th, 2016
Presented by:
Vincent Beaudoin
Cameron Stiff
Environmental concerns The process:
composting
The product:
compost
Composting at home
