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Training in the Production and Utilization of Compost For Horticultural Cropping Systems - Background Information
Compost can be beneficial to cropping systems such as vegetables, fruit trees, and nursery crops; used to replace soil removed with nursery trees and sod; applied as a mulch or used as all or part of potting media. An additional benefit of compost can be disease suppression.
Research is demonstrating that production of these "Tailor-made" composts requires a high level of knowledge of the composting process.
From the urban viewpoint, compost production represents a safe disposal method for thousands of tons of waste materials produced every year, but there are few qualified technical support personnel who have knowledge of compost production and use.
Compost is a dynamic system which makes recommendations for its use more complicated than standard fertilizer. This lack of knowledge by agricultural professionals results in mistakes and problems with compost production and use.
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